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Circadian Disruption Pathology

Meaning

Circadian Disruption Pathology describes the range of adverse physiological and metabolic conditions that arise from chronic, significant misalignment between the internal biological clock and the external environmental cues, such as light-dark cycles or meal feeding times. This chronic state of desynchronization, frequently observed in shift workers or individuals suffering from severe social jetlag, compromises the essential rhythmic integrity of endocrine and cellular functions throughout the body. The resulting pathology is clinically characterized by increased systemic inflammation, profoundly impaired glucose homeostasis, and dysregulated, unhealthy hormone secretion patterns.