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Dysregulation of inflammatory responses by chronic circadian disruption

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Castanon-Cervantes, Oscar, Wu, Mingwei, Ehlen, J Christopher, Paul, Ketema, Gamble, Karen L, Johnson, Russell L, Besing, Rachel C, Menaker, Michael +2 more·2010·The Journal of Immunology

Abstract

Circadian rhythms modulate nearly every mammalian physiological process. Chronic disruption of circadian timing in shift work or during chronic jet lag in animal models leads to a higher risk of several pathologies. Many of these conditions in both shift workers and experimental models share the common risk factor of inflammation. In this study, we show that experimentally induced circadian disruption altered innate immune responses. Endotoxemic shock induced by LPS was magnified, leading to hypothermia and death after four consecutive weekly 6-h phase advances of the light/dark schedule, with 89% mortality compared with 21% in unshifted control mice. This may be due to a heightened release of proinflammatory cytokines in response to LPS treatment in shifted animals. Isolated peritoneal macrophages harvested from shifted mice exhibited a similarly heightened response to LPS in vitro, indicating that these cells are a target for jet lag. Sleep deprivation and stress are known to alter immune function and are potential mediators of the effects we describe. However, polysomnographic recording in mice exposed to the shifting schedule revealed no sleep loss, and stress measures were not altered in shifted mice. In contrast, we observed altered or abolished rhythms in the expression of clock genes in the central clock, liver, thymus, and peritoneal macrophages in mice after chronic jet lag. We conclude that circadian disruption, but not sleep loss or stress, are associated with jet lag-related dysregulation of the innate immune system. Such immune changes might be a common mechanism for the myriad negative health effects of shift work.

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  • In shift-work or chronic jet-lag animal models, long-term circadian disruption amplifies inflammatory reactions to endotoxin.

    “the chronic disruption of circadian rhythm magnifies inflammatory responses to challenge with endotoxin in an animal model of shift work or chronic jet lag (Castanon-Cervantes et al, 2010)”

    From Sleep health: Reciprocal regulation of sleep and innate immunity (2017) · cites this paper as Castanon-Cervantes et al, 2010

  • The risk of death following the in vivo LPS challenge was significantly greater in shifted than control mice.

    “Furthermore, the risk of death following the in vivo LPS challenge was significantly greater in the shifted than control mice.”

    From The impact of the circadian timing system on cardiovascular and metabolic function (2012) · cites this paper as Castanon-Cervantes et al., 2010

  • Twenty-four hours after a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge, systemic concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β, GM-CSF, IL-12, and IL-13 were significantly higher in shifted than control mice.

    “Twenty-four hours after a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge, systemic concentrations of the proinflammatory cytokines interleukine-1β (IL-1β), granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor, IL-12, and IL-13 were significantly higher in the shifted than control mice.”

    From The impact of the circadian timing system on cardiovascular and metabolic function (2012) · cites this paper as Castanon-Cervantes et al., 2010

  • The circadian phase angle at the time of the LPS challenge was similar between shifted and control animals, and therefore the findings were not due to the stimulus being given at a different circadian time.

    “The circadian phase angle, as assessed by body temperature; locomotor activity; and Per2 expression in four tissues (SCN, liver, thymus, and spleen), at the time of the LPS challenge was similar between the shifted and control animals, and therefore the findings were not due to the stimulus being given at a different circadian time between the two groups.”

    From The impact of the circadian timing system on cardiovascular and metabolic function (2012) · cites this paper as Castanon-Cervantes et al., 2010

  • Increased IL-6 release in shifted mice was also observed during in vitro LPS stimulation of macrophages.

    “The increased IL-6 release in the shifted mice was also observed during in vitro LPS stimulation of macrophages.”

    From The impact of the circadian timing system on cardiovascular and metabolic function (2012) · cites this paper as Castanon-Cervantes et al., 2010

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Castanon-Cervantes, O., Wu, M., Ehlen, J. C., Paul, K., Gamble, K. L., Johnson, R. L., Besing, R. C., Menaker, M., Gewirtz, A. T., & Davidson, A. J.
Affiliations
  • Neuroscience Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine , Atlanta, GA 30310
  • Morehouse School of Medicine (US)
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
  • University of Virginia (US)
  • Emory University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Wu, Mingwei
  • Paul, Ketema
Venue
The Journal of Immunology
Published
2010-11
Volume
185
Issue
10
Pages
5796-5805
ISSN
  • 0022-1767 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-6606
OpenAlex
W2140832481
Cited by
542
References
87
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FWCI
13.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Morehouse School of Medicine
  • National Cancer Institute (P20CA132389)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM086683, R00GM086683, K99GM086683)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (U54NS060659, 5U54NS-060659-020001)
  • National Center for Research Resources (G12RR03034, G12RR003034)
  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (S21MD000101)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Keywords
circadian rhythm disruption, jet lag, shift work, innate immunity, endotoxic shock, lipopolysaccharide, inflammatory cytokines, peritoneal macrophages, clock genes, hypothermia, immune dysregulation
MeSH terms
Animals, Biological Clocks, Circadian Rhythm, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Inflammation, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Cytokines, Polysomnography, Macrophages, Peritoneal, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Jet Lag Syndrome, Gene Expression Profiling, Mice, Gene Knock-In Techniques

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