Acta Physiologica Hungarica
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Volume 103: Issue 1
Activity/inactivity circadian rhythm shows high similarities between young obesity-induced rats and old rats
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R Bravo Santos Chrononutrition Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain

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J Delgado Technological Institute of Food and Agriculture of Extremadura (INTAEX), Badajoz, Spain

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J Cubero Chrononutrition Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
Health Education Laboratory, Experimental Science Education Area, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain

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L Franco Chrononutrition Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain

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S Ruiz-Moyano Nutrition and Bromatology Area, School of Agricultural Engineering, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain

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M Mesa Chrononutrition Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain

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AB Rodríguez Chrononutrition Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain

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C Uguz Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

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C Barriga Chrononutrition Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain

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Pages:
65–74
Online Publication Date:
Mar 2016
Publication Date:
01 Mar 2016
Article Category:
Journal Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/036.103.2016.1.6
Keywords:
chronobiology; chronodisruption; actimetry; rats; obesity; elderly
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The objective of the present study was to compare differences between elderly rats and young obesity-induced rats in their activity/inactivity circadian rhythm. The investigation was motivated by the differences reported previously for the circadian rhythms of both obese and elderly humans (and other animals), and those of healthy, young or mature individuals. Three groups of rats were formed: a young control group which was fed a standard chow for rodents; a young obesity-induced group which was fed a high-fat diet for four months; and an elderly control group with rats aged 2.5 years that was fed a standard chow for rodents. Activity/inactivity data were registered through actimetry using infrared actimeter systems in each cage to detect activity. Data were logged on a computer and chronobiological analysis were performed. The results showed diurnal activity (sleep time), nocturnal activity (awake time), amplitude, acrophase, and interdaily stability to be similar between the young obesity-induced group and the elderly control group, but different in the young control group. We have concluded that obesity leads to a chronodisruption status in the body similar to the circadian rhythm degradation observed in the elderly.

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Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rosivall, László

Honorary Editor(s)-in-Chief): Monos, Emil

Managing Editor(s): Bartha, Jenő; Berhidi, Anna

Co-editor(s): Koller, Ákos; Lénárd, László; Szénási, Gábor

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    1. Benedek, György (Szeged)
    1. Benyó, Zoltán (Budapest)
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    1. Chernoch, László (Debrecen)
    1. Détári, László (Budapest)
    1. Hamar, János (Budapest)
    1. Hantos, Zoltán (Szeged)
    1. Hunyady, László (Budapest)
    1. Imre, Sándor (Debrecen)
    1. Jancsó, Gábor (Szeged)
    1. Karádi, Zoltán (Pécs)
    1. Kovács, László (Debrecen)
    1. Palkovits, Miklós (Budapest)
    1. Papp, Gyula (Szeged)
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    1. Spät, András (Budapest)
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    1. Szelényi, Zoltán (Pécs)
    1. Szolcsányi, János (Pécs)
    1. Szollár, Lajos (Budapest)
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