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Circadian reprogramming of inflammation and metabolism in chronic kidney disease

Key takeaways

This review looks at the body clock, the roughly 24 hour rhythm that sets when cells burn fuel and when inflammation rises and falls, and how that rhythm goes wrong in kidney disease. The idea is that resetting it, through meal timing, sleep, or drugs given at set times, might slow damage. The evidence behind it is animal and cell work, not people yet. Nothing here tells you when to eat or take a pill.

Who did this work

Xiao‐Qian Li (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University) · Lei Cheng (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University) · Tian‐Fen Chen (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University) · Yi‐Nuo Ma (Zhengzhou University) · Xiao‐Hui Li (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University) · Ting‐Yu Fu (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University) · Jing Xiao (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University) · Zhan-Zheng Zhao (Academy of Medical Sciences)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-06
https://doi.org/10.1080/0886022x.2026.2718935