NEW FINDINGS: What is the central question of this study? Artificial light at night decreases blood pressure and heart rate in rats. Are these changes in heart rate accompanied by changes in protein expression in the heart's left ventricle? What is the main finding and its importance? Five weeks of artificial light at night affected protein expression in the heart's left ventricle in normotensive and hypertensive rats. Artificial light at night decreased expression of the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -ATPase, angiotensin II receptor type 1 and endothelin-1. ABSTRACT: Artificial light at night (ALAN) affects the circadian rhythm of the heart rate in normotensive Wistar rats (WT) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) through the autonomic nervous system, which regulates the heart's activity through calcium handling, an important regulator in heart contractility. We analysed the expression of the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -ATPase (SERCA2) and other selected regulatory proteins involved in the regulation of heart contractility, angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1 R), endothelin-1 (ET-1) and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), in the left ventricle of the heart in WT and SHR after 2 and 5 weeks of ALAN with intensity 1-2 lx. Expression of SERCA2 was decreased in WT (control: 0.53 ± 0.07; ALAN: 0.46 ± 0.10) and SHR (control: 0.72 ± 0.18; ALAN: 0.56 ± 0.21) after 5 weeks of ALAN (P = 0.067). Expression of AT1 R was significantly decreased in WT (control: 0.51 ± 0.27; ALAN: 0.34 ± 0.20) and SHR (control: 0.38 ± 0.07; ALAN: 0.23 ± 0.09) after 2 weeks of ALAN (P = 0.028) and in SHR after 5 weeks of ALAN. Expression of ET-1 was decreased in WT (control: 0.51 ± 0.27; ALAN: 0.28 ± 0.12) and SHR (control: 0.54 ± 0.10; ALAN: 0.35 ± 0.23) after 5 weeks of ALAN (P = 0.015). ALAN did not affect the expression of TH in WT or SHR. In conclusion, ALAN suppressed the expression of SERCA2, AT1 R and ET-1, which are important for the regulation of heart contractility, in a strain-dependent pattern in both WT and SHR.

• MeSH
• endoplazmatické retikulum metabolismus   MeSH
• hypertenze * MeSH
• krevní tlak MeSH
• krysa rodu rattus MeSH
• potkani Wistar MeSH
• srdeční komory * MeSH
• světelné znečištění MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• krysa rodu rattus MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

Light pollution is increasing worldwide and significantly affects animal behavior. In birds, these effects include advancement of morning activity and onset of dawn song, which may affect extra-pair paternity. Advanced dawn song of males may stimulate females to engage in extra-pair copulations, and the earlier activity onset may affect the males' mate guarding behavior. Earlier work showed an effect of light at night on extra-pair behavior, but this was in an area with other anthropogenic disturbances. Here, we present a two-year experimental study on effects of light at night on extra-pair paternity of great tits (Parus major). Previously dark natural areas were illuminated with white, red, and green LED lamps and compared to a dark control. In 2014, the proportion of extra-pair young in broods increased with distance to the red and white lamps (i.e., at lower light intensities), but decreased with distance to the poles in the dark control. In 2013, we found no effects on the proportion of extra-pair young. The total number of offspring sired by a male was unaffected by artificial light at night in both years, suggesting that potential changes in female fidelity in pairs breeding close to white and red light did not translate into fitness benefits for the males of these pairs. Artificial light at night might disrupt the natural patterns of extra-pair paternity, possibly negates potential benefits of extra-pair copulations and thus could alter sexual selection processes in wild birds.

• MeSH
• barva * MeSH
• osvětlení škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• Passeriformes fyziologie   MeSH
• sexuální chování zvířat účinky záření   MeSH
• světlo škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• vystavení vlivu životního prostředí MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. MeSH

Posouzení možných vlivů rušivého světla na obyvatelstvo v obytné zástavbě. Zobjektivizování reálné situace, odezvy obyvatelstva, možnosti nápravných opatření včetně doporučení.

Evaluation of possible impact of interfering light induced by eye catchers on population in near house building. Objectification of actual situation, responses of inhabitants, possibility of remedial measure including recommendation.

• Klíčová slova
• umělé osvětlení, veřejné osvětlení, hygienické limity,
• MeSH
• environmentální zdraví MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• městské obyvatelstvo MeSH
• monitorování životního prostředí metody   MeSH
• ochrana veřejného zdraví MeSH
• osvětlení * škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• světelné znečištění MeSH
• světlo * škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• urbanizace MeSH
• vystavení vlivu životního prostředí * normy   prevence a kontrola   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• zdraví ve městech MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• přehledy MeSH

Biologické cirkadiánní hodiny mají všichni obratlovci, včetně člověka. Jejich receptory jsou na oční sítnici, informace o střídání dne a noci jsou vedeny do centra v hypothalamu a odtud do epifýzy. Ta produkuje hormon melatonin (N-acetyl-5-metoxytryptamin), téměř výhradně v období tmavé části dne. Hormon je rychle vyplavován do krve a mozkomíšního moku a je bezprostředním nosičem informace o fázi cirkadiánního cyklu buňkám celého těla, které podřizují fyziologické funkce orgánů a organismu střídání dne a noci. Podle dosavadních výzkumů se melatonin účastní řady významných fyziologických funkcí: regulace spánku a cirkadiánních rytmů, nálady, imunitní, onkostatické a antioxidační aktivity. Syntéza melatoninu klesá s věkem. Umělé osvětlení večer nebo brzy ráno zkracuje tmavou část dne, také jen krátkodobé rozsvícení v noci redukuje množství melatoninu produkovaného během 24 hodin. Syntézu melatoninu významně narušuje letecký přesun přes několik časových zón. Zdravotní následky narušení biologických rytmů zahrnují poruchy spánku, zvýšený výskyt některých zhoubných nádorů, obezity, metabolického syndromu, diabetu, zhoršení projevů některých neurodegenerativních onemocnění. V primární prevenci je třeba omezovat noční směny a edukovat veřejnost o významu nočního spánku.

All vertebrates, including humans, have a biological circadian clock. Their receptors are located on the retina, and information regarding the alternation of day and night are transferred to a centre in the hypothalamus and from there into the pineal gland which produces melatonin (N-acetyl-5-metoxytryptamin), almost exclusively during the hours of darkness. The hormone is quickly discharged into the bloodstream and cerebrospinal fluid into all cells. Such immediate information about the circadian phase of day/night changes allows to organs and organism to regulate their physiological functions. Current research suggests that melatonin is involved in several important physiological functions: sleep regulation and circadian rhythms, mood, immunity, oncostatic and antioxidant activities. Synthesis of melatonin reduces with age. Artificial light in the evenings and early mornings reduces the dark part of the day and even brief use of artificial light at night reduces the levels of melatonin produced over a 24-hour period. Air transport over a number of time-zones likewise significantly disrupts melatonin production. The health consequences of the disruption of biologcal rhythms include sleep disorders, higher frequency of some types of cancer, obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and aggravation of some neurodegenerative symptoms. In primary prevention it is necessary to limit the duration of night shifts and educate the public on the importance of night sleep.

• MeSH
• chronobiologické poruchy * etiologie   komplikace   prevence a kontrola   MeSH
• cirkadiánní hodiny * fyziologie   MeSH
• cirkadiánní rytmus fyziologie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• melatonin * nedostatek   sekrece   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• nádory etiologie   prevence a kontrola   MeSH
• poruchy spánku a bdění etiologie   prevence a kontrola   MeSH
• primární prevence * metody   MeSH
• rizikové faktory MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• přehledy MeSH

BACKGROUND: As the use of electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and computers continues to rise globally, concerns have been raised about their potential impact on human health. Exposure to high energy visible (HEV) blue light, emitted from digital screens, particularly the so-called artificial light at night (ALAN), has been associated with adverse health effects, ranging from disruption of circadian rhythms to cancer. Breast cancer incidence rates are also increasing worldwide. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at finding a correlation between breast cancer and exposure to blue light from mobile phone. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this retrospective matched case-control study, we aimed to investigate whether exposure to blue light from mobile phone screens is associated with an increased risk of female breast cancer. We interviewed 301 breast cancer patients (cases) and 294 controls using a standard questionnaire and performed multivariate analysis, chi-square, and Fisher's exact tests for data analysis. RESULTS: Although heavy users in the case group of our study had a statistically significant higher mean 10-year cumulative exposure to digital screens compared to the control group (7089±14985 vs 4052±12515 hours, respectively, P=0.038), our study did not find a strong relationship between exposure to HEV and development of breast cancer. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that heavy exposure to HEV blue light emitted from mobile phone screens at night might constitute a risk factor for promoting the development of breast cancer, but further large-scale cohort studies are warranted.

• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH