{"title":"Essential oils from <i>Melissa officinalis</i> and <i>Citrus reticulata</i> ameliorate testicular inflammation and apoptosis induced by sleep deprivation","authors":"Melda Şahin, Özlem Özmen, İsmail Özmen","doi":"10.1080/09291016.2025.2593898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2025.2593898","url":null,"abstract":"Sleep deprivation is a major risk factor for male infertility, largely via inflammatory and apoptotic pathways, yet effective treatments are limited. This study examined the protective effects of bioactive essential oils from Melissa officinalis and Citrus reticulata against testicular injury induced by total sleep deprivation (TSD). Forty-eight male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly assigned to six groups and exposed to TSD for 20 days using the multiple platform method. Interventions included daily inhalation of individual oils, their combination, or Alprazolam (ALP) as a control. Histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses (Cas-3, CD11b, NF-kappa B) were performed on testes, epididymis, and prostate. TSD caused severe structural degeneration in reproductive organs, with marked upregulation of apoptotic and inflammatory markers. Both essential oils alleviated these changes, while their combination provided superior protection compared to single use. Interestingly, the prostate showed relative resistance to TSD-induced injury compared with testes and epididymis. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence that inhalation of Melissa officinalis and Citrus reticulata essential oils significantly protects against sleep deprivation - induced reproductive toxicity. These findings suggest a safe, non-invasive aromatherapeutic strategy for preserving male fertility under chronic sleep stress.","PeriodicalId":9208,"journal":{"name":"Biological Rhythm Research","volume":"57 5","pages":"406-418"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147907415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diurnal modulations of neuropeptides ‘cocaine- and amphetamine- regulated transcript’ and ‘Neuropeptide Y’ in the brain of E. cyanophlyctis","authors":"Sunil Koli, Ketaki Shetye, Shobha Bhargava, Sneha Sagarkar","doi":"10.1080/09291016.2024.2392470","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2024.2392470","url":null,"abstract":"Cocaine- and amphetamine- regulated transcript (CART) and Neuropeptide Y (NPY) primarily regulate energy homeostasis. Anurans exhibit diurnal behavioral rhythm, but the response of central neuropep...","PeriodicalId":9208,"journal":{"name":"Biological Rhythm Research","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142256636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Suryakant S. Parikh, Tapas K. Patbandha, Pranav M. Gamit, Bhagavanji D. Savaliya
{"title":"Seasonal influence on reproductive traits in Gir (Bos indicus) heifers","authors":"Suryakant S. Parikh, Tapas K. Patbandha, Pranav M. Gamit, Bhagavanji D. Savaliya","doi":"10.1080/09291016.2024.2399561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2024.2399561","url":null,"abstract":"The present study was planned to understand influence of season on reproductive performance in Gir heifers. A cumulative 12 years (2006–2017) full term calving record of Gir heifers (n = 414) were ...","PeriodicalId":9208,"journal":{"name":"Biological Rhythm Research","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142209474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hidden complexity of biological clocks that adapt to external control and internal regulation: a case study on body temperature simulation","authors":"Feng Lin","doi":"10.1080/09291016.2024.2384635","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2024.2384635","url":null,"abstract":"Using the Duffing equation to model body temperature’s circadian rhythms, we simulated four cases with varying driving force parameters γ (0.32, 0.33, 0.34, and 0.35). We compared these simulations...","PeriodicalId":9208,"journal":{"name":"Biological Rhythm Research","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141943458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sleep assessment in patients after surgery: a systematic review","authors":"Havva Bozdemir, Züleyha Şimşek Yaban, Esra Usta","doi":"10.1080/09291016.2024.2387097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2024.2387097","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to systematically examine data obtained from studies on the process, quality, and nature of sleep in patients who have undergone surgical intervention. The study retrospec...","PeriodicalId":9208,"journal":{"name":"Biological Rhythm Research","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141943459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modulation of peripheral circadian clocks – impact on metabolic activity: a state of science review","authors":"Malvika Dalvi, Srujana Medithi","doi":"10.1080/09291016.2024.2384621","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2024.2384621","url":null,"abstract":"Circadian rhythm is responsible for daily rhythmicity in humans. The circadian clock in all cells plays a crucial role in various metabolic pathways. The liver clock is one of the most studied and ...","PeriodicalId":9208,"journal":{"name":"Biological Rhythm Research","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141882685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of rotating night shift on nurses’ dietary total antioxidant capacity","authors":"Hande Gül Ulusoy-Gezer, Neslişah Rakıcıoğlu","doi":"10.1080/09291016.2024.2369585","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2024.2369585","url":null,"abstract":"The negative effects of shift work on oxidant-antioxidant balance are known, but its impact on dietary total antioxidant capacity (dTAC) is less studied. This cross-sectional study investigated dTA...","PeriodicalId":9208,"journal":{"name":"Biological Rhythm Research","volume":"11 9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141570294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chronotype and intellectual performance in the morning: the role of alertness, cortisol, and task stress","authors":"Konrad S. Jankowski, Karolina Jurzysta","doi":"10.1080/09291016.2024.2339182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2024.2339182","url":null,"abstract":"Existing studies report contradictory findings regarding the association between chronotype and intelligence, particularly for morning testing. This study aimed to shed more light on the associatio...","PeriodicalId":9208,"journal":{"name":"Biological Rhythm Research","volume":"148 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140614305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dilek Nam, Deniz Demircioğlu Diren, M. Barış Horzum
{"title":"Online learning barriers and its relationship to gender, age, work status, and chronotype in university student","authors":"Dilek Nam, Deniz Demircioğlu Diren, M. Barış Horzum","doi":"10.1080/09291016.2024.2336926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2024.2336926","url":null,"abstract":"Students’ biological clock and online learning barriers can complicate training. This study aims to find the factors that chronotype, age, gender, and employment status can predict online learning ...","PeriodicalId":9208,"journal":{"name":"Biological Rhythm Research","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140567810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kalyan De, Nitin M. Attupuram, Souvik Paul, Vivek Kumar Gupta
{"title":"Effect of gender, birthweight and environment temperature on neonatal piglet body temperature","authors":"Kalyan De, Nitin M. Attupuram, Souvik Paul, Vivek Kumar Gupta","doi":"10.1080/09291016.2024.2321178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2024.2321178","url":null,"abstract":"Neonatal piglets encounter survival challenges owing to immature thermoregulation. Assessing sex, birth weight and environmental temperature of neonatal piglets enables the farmers in adapting cruc...","PeriodicalId":9208,"journal":{"name":"Biological Rhythm Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140004524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}