Abstract

Summary

This paper investigates the effects of the drug methylprednisolone (MPL) on the circadian regulation of the core clock genes and memory impairment, concluding that MPL disrupts the central clock, leading to disrupted peripheral clocks and circadian rhythms, resulting in altered sleep and impaired hippocampal-dependent memory.
Categories

Categories

Dementia: The paper discusses memory impairment as a side effect of MPL, which is relevant to dementia as it is a disease characterized by memory loss.
Sleep and insomnia: The paper investigates how MPL disrupts sleep architecture, which is relevant to sleep and insomnia as it discusses the alteration of normal sleep patterns.
Cognitive function and memory: The paper explores how MPL leads to memory impairment, making it relevant to the category of cognitive function and memory.
Hormone regulation: The paper discusses how MPL, a synthetic glucocorticoid, disrupts the circadian regulation of the core clock genes, which is relevant to hormone regulation as glucocorticoids are a type of hormone.
Phototherapy: The paper discusses the disruption of the circadian clock, which is often regulated by light, making it relevant to phototherapy.
Authors

Author(s)

M Birnie
Publication Date

Publication Year

2018
Citations

Number of Citations

1
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