Daylight can enhance the ability of the immune system to combat the infectionsaccording to a study, led by the University of Auckland, published in “Science Immunology”.

The researchers used the Zebra fish, a small fish of freshwater, because its genetic composition is similar to ours. The group focused on the most abundant immune cells in our bodies, the neutrophilwhich is a type of white blood cells. These cells move quickly to the point of an infection and They kill the invading bacteria.

It was found that neutrophils have a circadian clock that informs them of the day of the day and enhances their ability to kill bacteria. Light has the greatest effect on these circadia watches.

“Since neutrophils are the first cells of the immune system recruited in inflammation areas, our discovery has a widespread therapeutic effects on many inflammatory diseases. This finding paves the way for the development of drugs aimed at the circadian clock of neutrophils to enhance their ability to combat infections, ”said lead researcher Christopher Hall, Associate Professor at the Department of Molecular Medicine.