PMID- 24944897 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20140624 LR - 20240109 IS - 2212-8778 (Print) IS - 2212-8778 (Electronic) IS - 2212-8778 (Linking) VI - 3 IP - 4 DP - 2014 Jul TI - Circadian control of glucose metabolism. PG - 372-83 LID - 10.1016/j.molmet.2014.03.002 [doi] AB - The incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has risen to epidemic proportions. The pathophysiology of T2DM is complex and involves insulin resistance, pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction and visceral adiposity. It has been known for decades that a disruption of biological rhythms (which happens the most profoundly with shift work) increases the risk of developing obesity and T2DM. Recent evidence from basal studies has further sparked interest in the involvement of daily rhythms (and their disruption) in the development of obesity and T2DM. Most living organisms have molecular clocks in almost every tissue, which govern rhythmicity in many domains of physiology, such as rest/activity rhythms, feeding/fasting rhythms, and hormonal secretion. Here we present the latest research describing the specific role played by the molecular clock mechanism in the control of glucose metabolism and speculate on how disruption of these tissue clocks may lead to the disturbances in glucose homeostasis. FAU - Kalsbeek, Andries AU - Kalsbeek A AD - Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; Hypothalamic Integration Mechanisms, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. FAU - la Fleur, Susanne AU - la Fleur S AD - Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. FAU - Fliers, Eric AU - Fliers E AD - Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. LA - eng GR - R01 DK078750/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL113180/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20140319 PL - Germany TA - Mol Metab JT - Molecular metabolism JID - 101605730 PMC - PMC4060304 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Autonomic nervous system OT - Circadian rhythm OT - Diabetes OT - Glucose OT - Hypothalamus EDAT- 2014/06/20 06:00 MHDA- 2014/06/20 06:01 PMCR- 2014/03/19 CRDT- 2014/06/20 06:00 PHST- 2014/02/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/03/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/03/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/06/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/06/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/06/20 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/03/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2212-8778(14)00068-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.molmet.2014.03.002 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Mol Metab. 2014 Mar 19;3(4):372-83. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2014.03.002. eCollection 2014 Jul.