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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Neurosci. 2019 Feb;20(2):71–82. doi: 10.1038/s41583-018-0096-y

Table2.

Effects of dietary interventions and diurnal rhythms

Dietary Intervention Model Circadian Phenotype Molecular Effectors Reference
Day-time restricted feeding WT micecry1−/−; cry2−/− mice Restored 24-h rhythms of gene expression in liver Metabolic responsive TFs 148
Fat supplemented diet restricted to 12-h/day WT Drosophila clk, cyc, per, tim mutant Drosophila Increased amplitude of oscillating transcriptsImproved cardiac function Endogenous clock 177
5-h delay in meal time Male human subjects Phase delay of plasma glucose rhythmsPhase shift Per2 expression in adipose tissue NR 152
HFD WT mice Lengthening of circadian periodBlunted rhythmic gene expression NR 146
HFD WT mice Loss and gain of oscillation of transcripts and metabolites in the liver BMAL1

PPARγ
156
HFD WT mice
Scap−/− mice
Pparα−/− mice
Remodeling of circadian enhancers Gain of oscillation of de novo lipogenesis and FA oxidation SREBP

PPARα
180
HFD restricted to 8-h/day WT mice Reduced BW gainImproved hepatic glucose metabolismReduced hepatic steatosisEnhanced oscillation of clock genes and of metabolic sensors NR 149
DR WT Drosophilaper, tim mutant Drosophila Enhanced amplitude of cycling genesGain of oscillation of medium chain triglycerides Endogenous clock 178
CR Young and old WT mice Enhanced amplitude of clock genes in liverIncreased protein acetylationChanges in NAD+ metabolism SIRT1 159
CR Young and old WT mice Phase advance of clock genes in SCs “Adult” like rhythmic gene expression in aged SCs NR 160
KD WT mice Lower amplitude of clock genes in the brainHigher amplitude of clock genes in liverIncreased basal locomotor activity NR 169
KD WT mice CLOCK−/− mice Loss of RER rhythmsGain of oscilation of liver cholesterol levelsGain of oscillation of free FAs in the gutEnhanced amplitude of CCGsGain of oscillation of serum βOHB levels BMAL1

PPARα
171

NR non reported; WT wild-type; TFs transcription factors; clk clock; cyc cycle; tim timeless; per period; BW body weight; NAD+ nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; SCs stem cells; RER respiratory exchange ratio; FAs fatty acids; CCGs clock controlled genes; βOHB β–Hydroxybutyrate; HFD high-fat diet; DR dietary restriction; CR calorie restriction; KD ketogenic diet;