Body Temperature during Hibernation Is Highly Correlated with a Decrease in Circulating Innate Immune Cells in the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos): A Common Feature among Hibernators?

Sammanfattning

Conclusions: Bears have fewer innate immune cells in circulation during hibernation, which may represent a suppressed innate immune system. Across species comparison suggests that, both in small and large hibernators, Tb is the main driver of immune function regulation during winter dormancy. The lack of a difference in lymphocyte counts in this context requires further investigations.

Nyckelord

Brown bear; Ursus arctos; Hibernation; Innate immunity; Leukocytes; Torpor

Publicerad i

International Journal of Medical Sciences
2013, volym: 10, nummer: 5, sidor: 508-514
Utgivare: IVYSPRING INT PUBL

SLU författare

• Arnemo, Jon

  • Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Annan veterinärmedicin
Ekologi

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.4476

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