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ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Adipose Tissue Circadian Dysregulation Beyond BMI: Implications for Cardiometabolic Risk and Cardiovascular Disease.

Maria-Daniela Tanasescu, Andrei-Mihnea Rosu, Alexandru Minca, Maria-Mihaela Grigorie, Delia Timofte, Dorin Ionescu

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Maria-Daniela TanasescuDepartment of Semiology-Emergency University Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.
Andrei-Mihnea RosuDepartment of Cardiology, Prof. Dr. Agrippa Ionescu Emergency Hospital, 077015 Balotesti, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5500-1620
Alexandru MincaDepartment of Semiology-Emergency University Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.
Maria-Mihaela GrigorieDepartment of Dentistry, Discipline of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Delia TimofteDepartment of Dialysis, Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, 050098 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-0579-6349
Dorin IonescuDepartment of Semiology-Emergency University Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0411-6732

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiometabolic and cardiovascular risks are commonly assessed using body mass index (BMI) and static measures of adiposity; however, individuals with similar BMI frequently exhibit markedly different metabolic and cardiovascular outcomes. This heterogeneity reflects not only differences in fat distribution but also variation in adipose tissue function and its temporal regulation. Adipose tissue contains intrinsic circadian clocks that coordinate daily rhythms in lipid storage and mobilization, insulin sensitivity, adipokine secretion, and immune activity in alignment with sleep-wake and feeding-fasting cycles. Circadian misalignment, as occurs with shift work, irregular sleep, or mistimed food intake, disrupts this coordination and promotes adipose tissue dysfunction characterized by impaired rhythmic lipid handling, altered endocrine signaling, inflammation, fibrosis, and oxidative stress. Emerging evidence suggests that circadian dysregulation may differentially affect adipose depots, including visceral, epicardial, and perivascular fat, thereby linking chronodisruption to insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, heart failure phenotypes, and arrhythmia susceptibility. This narrative review synthesizes human, experimental, and translational studies examining adipose tissue circadian regulation as a functional determinant of cardiometabolic and cardiovascular risk beyond BMI. We also discuss the clinical implications of circadian-informed strategies, including chrononutrition and time-restricted eating, as potential tools to improve risk stratification and cardiometabolic health.

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adipose tissuecardiometabolic riskcardiovascular diseasechronodisruptioncircadian rhythminflammationinsulin resistancevisceral adiposity

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PMID41752941
PMCPMC12941584

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