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Development of the circadian system in early life

Maternal and Environmental Factors

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ID5221666
AuthorsSachi D Wong (University of Colorado Boulder), Kenneth P Wright (0000-0002-1781-7469, University of Colorado Boulder), Robert L Spencer (0000-0003-3120-6303, University of Colorado Boulder), Céline Vetter (0000-0002-3752-1067, University of Colorado Boulder), Laurel M Hicks (0000-0003-0488-2357, Crown College), Oskar G Jenni (0000-0002-4561-6277, University of Zurich), Monique K Lebourgeois (0000-0002-7581-5701, University of Colorado Boulder)
Year2022
Volume41
Issue1
Pages22-22
Publication date2022-05-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1880-6791 • E-ISSN: 1880-6805
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1186/s40101-022-00294-0
PMID35578354
OpenAlexW4280578546
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited131

In humans, an adaptable internal biological system generates circadian rhythms that maintain synchronicity of behavior and physiology with the changing demands of the 24-h environment. Development of the circadian system begins in utero and continues throughout the first few years of life. Maturation of the clock can be measured through sleep/wake patterns and hormone secretion. Circadian rhythms, by definition, can persist in the absence of environmental input; however, their ability to adjust to external time cues is vital for adaptation and entrainment to the environment. The significance of these external factors that influence the emergence of a stable circadian clock in the first years of life remain poorly understood. Infants raised in our post-modern world face adverse external circadian signals, such as artificial light and mistimed hormonal cues via breast milk, which may increase interference with the physiological mechanisms that promote circadian synchronization. This review describes the very early developmental stages of the clock and common circadian misalignment scenarios that make the developing circadian system more susceptible to conflicting time cues and temporal disorder between the maternal, fetal, infant, and peripheral clocks

Bacterial circadian rhythms · Biology · Circadian clock · Circadian rhythm · Light effects on circadian rhythm · Rhythm · Circadian rhythm and melatonin · Medicine · Neonatal Respiratory Health Research · Neuroscience · Neuroscience of respiration and sleep · Psychology · Internal Medicine · Physiology

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