The circadian immune system
Chen Wang, Lydia K. Lutes, Coline Barnoud, Christoph Scheiermann
Abstract
The immune system is highly time-of-day dependent. Pioneering studies in the 1960s were the first to identify immune responses to be under a circadian control. Only in the last decade, however, have the molecular factors governing circadian immune rhythms been identified. These studies have revealed a highly complex picture of the interconnectivity of rhythmicity within immune cells with that of their environment. Here, we provide a global overview of the circadian immune system, focusing on recent advances in the rapidly expanding field of circadian immunology.
Topics & Concepts
Circadian rhythmImmune systemBiologyInterconnectivityNeuroscienceImmunologyComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceCircadian rhythm and melatoninSpaceflight effects on biologyDietary Effects on Health