Tick tock – the liver controls the circadian clock: University of Queensland-led research has revealed liver cells influence the body’s internal circadian clock, which was previously believed to be solely controlled by the brain. Associate Professor Frédéric Gachon from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Dr Serge Luquet from Université Paris Cité/CNRS in France and their collaborators have demonstrated that mice with transplanted human liver cells had modified circadian rhythms. The finding opens avenues for investigating treatments for metabolic diseases. Dr Gachon said the circadian body clock controls most biological functions including sleep, hormone secretion, body temperature and metabolism. “Mice
Tick tock – the liver controls the circadian clock as seen on The Hippocratic Post.