Author/Editor     Španinger, Klemen; Fink, Martina
Title     Cirkadialni ritem in kronomedicina
Translated title     Circadian rhythm and chronomedicine
Type     članek
Source     Farm Vestn
Vol. and No.     Letnik 58, št. 1
Publication year     2007
Volume     str. 3-7
Language     slo
Abstract     Circadian rhythm participates in numerious physiological processes. It is involved in regulation of body temperature, blood pressure, secretion of hormones ect.. Disorders in synchronisation of circadian rhythm direcly influences growth of cancer cells through inhibition of melatonin synthesis. Knowledge of circadian rhythm is important also in chronomedicine, which purpose is to assure successfulness of disease treatment with minimum side effects.
Summary     Cirkadialni ritem je vpleten v številne fiziološke procese. Sodeluje pri uravnavanju telesne temperature, krvnega tlaka, izočanju hormonov, itd.. Motnje v sinhronizaciji cirkadialnega ritma preko inhibicije sinteze melatonina vplivajo na razvoj raka. Poznavanje cirkadialnega ritma je pomembno tudi pri kronomedicini, katere narnen je zagotoviti uspešno zdravljenje bolezni s kar najmanjšimi možnimi stranskirni učinki in s prilagajanjern časa aplikacije zdravila.
Descriptors     CHRONOBIOLOGY
CIRCADIAN RHYTHM
SLEEP DISORDERS
CHRONOTHERAPY
WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE
NEOPLASMS
MELATONIN
BREAST NEOPLASMS