Table 1.
Goal | Utility | Possible targets | Citations |
---|---|---|---|
Enhance central clock | Counter age- or disease-related decline. | VIPR2 agonists; Lithium | 213 |
Suppress central clock | Useful in anticipation of jet travel or shift work | Enhanced GABA signaling; REV-ERBα agonist; Sirturin 1 activator; Chronic melatonin agonists; Bmal1 suppression |
88 234 239 |
Alter period of molecular clock | Useful to correct for phase advance or phase delay | Lithium-GSK-3β signaling; Casein kinase signaling; VIP signaling |
213 232,262 188 |
Alter phase of molecular clock | Useful to entrain patients without light perception; non-24 hour disorder; potentially useful to correct for phase advance or delays. |
Phasic melatonin; Serotonin signaling; Lithium/Valproic Acid; NO; Melanopsin antagonist; NPY signaling |
104,206,207,210 223–226,230 216 249–250 252 242–244,247 |
Align peripheral clocks | Counter age- or disease-related decline; Re-establish rhythms after travel or shift work |
Phasic melatonin agonists; Phasic cortisol analogs; Phasic NE receptor agonists; Metformin; REV-ERBα agonist; Sirtuin 1 activator |
190,210,212 189 191 218,220 234,236 239 |