A seasonal modulation of the circadian time structure of circulating T and natural killer (NK> lymphocyte subtypes was documented in five healthy men aged 24-36 yr.
Altogether our data provide evidence for the epigenetic silencing of OX2R in EEC. The implication of the OX2R loss in tumoral progression remains to be elucidated.
Immune defenses are organized along both 24-h and yearly time scales. Two circadian systems have been isolated in man, which can be desynchronized: (1) the circulation of T, B, or NK lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood and (2) the density of epitope molecules (CD3, CD4, ...) at their surface, which may relate to cell reactivity to antigen exposure. The in vitro response of murine splenocytes to interleukin 2, interferon (IFN), or cyclosporin A strongly depended upon circadian time of exposure. Temporally optimized delivery of biologic response modifiers (BRM) may be guided by immunologic marker rhythms. An alternative yet complementary strategy was sought with IFN: since high doses were shown as more effective than low doses against several malignancies, this drug was given at the presumed less toxic time, so that its dose could be increased. Continuous drug delivery was circadian modulated in 8 cancer patients. Dose intensities twice to fourfold higher than those usually recommended were safely infused to ambulatory patients. Chronotherapy with BRM may represent a necessary step for optimizing the immunologic control of malignancies.
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