Light intensity alters the effects of light-induced circadian disruption on glucose and lipid metabolism in mice
Xiaojing Fan, Defu Chen, Ying Wang, Yizhou Tan, Hongyou Zhao, Zeng Jing, Yunqi Li, Xianghuan Guo, Haixia Qiu, Ying Gu
Abstract
Glucose and lipid homeostasis is altered by the CD cycles in a light-intensity-dependent manner. Lower-intensity light reverses the negative metabolic effects of the CD cycles, especially under HFD feeding. The interaction of light intensity and light cycle on metabolism is independent of energy intake and eating pattern. Glucose metabolic disorders caused by rotating light cycles occur along with compensatory β-cell mass expansion.
Topics & Concepts
Internal medicineEndocrinologyCircadian rhythmLight CycleLipid metabolismCarbohydrate metabolismLight intensityMetabolismTriglycerideInsulin resistanceBiologyGlucose homeostasisInsulinHomeostasisChemistryCholesterolMedicinePhysicsOpticsCircadian rhythm and melatoninDietary Effects on HealthAdipose Tissue and Metabolism