Cytokines: from clinical significance to quantification
Cytokines are critical mediators that oversee and regulate immune and inflammatory
responses via complex networks and serve as biomarkers for many diseases. Quantification …
responses via complex networks and serve as biomarkers for many diseases. Quantification …
Sickness behaviors across vertebrate taxa: proximate and ultimate mechanisms
There is nothing like a pandemic to get the world thinking about how infectious diseases
affect individual behavior. In this respect, sick animals can behave in ways that are …
affect individual behavior. In this respect, sick animals can behave in ways that are …
The reptilian perspective on vertebrate immunity: 10 years of progress
LM Zimmerman - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Ten years ago,'Understanding the vertebrate immune system: insights from the reptilian
perspective'was published. At the time, our understanding of the reptilian immune system …
perspective'was published. At the time, our understanding of the reptilian immune system …
The untapped potential of reptile biodiversity for understanding how and why animals age
The field of comparative ageing biology has greatly expanded in the past 20 years.
Longitudinal studies of populations of reptiles with a range of maximum lifespans have …
Longitudinal studies of populations of reptiles with a range of maximum lifespans have …
Adaptive immunity in reptiles: Conventional components but unconventional strategies
LM Zimmerman - Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Recent studies have established that the innate immune system of reptiles is broad and
robust, but the question remains: What role does the reptilian adaptive immune system play …
robust, but the question remains: What role does the reptilian adaptive immune system play …
Time course of splenic cytokine mRNA and hormones during a lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in toads
Inflammation comprises alterations in glucocorticoids (in amphibians, corticosterone—
CORT) and melatonin (MEL) levels, two hormones with immunomodulatory effects on …
CORT) and melatonin (MEL) levels, two hormones with immunomodulatory effects on …
Liver vs. spleen: Time course of organ-dependent immune gene expression in an LPS-stimulated toad (Rhinella diptycha)
The inflammatory response comprises highly orchestrated events that are conserved
amongst vertebrate groups. Hepatic and splenic cytokines are major mediators of the …
amongst vertebrate groups. Hepatic and splenic cytokines are major mediators of the …
Raloxifene improves TNF‑α‑induced osteogenic differentiation inhibition of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and alleviates osteoporosis
F Yang, Y Jia, Q Sun, C Zheng… - Experimental and …, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Abstract Effect of raloxifene (RLF) on the improvement of inhibited osteogenic differentiation
of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) resulted from tumor necrosis factor‑α …
of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) resulted from tumor necrosis factor‑α …
Plasma antibacterial activities in ornate (Terrapene ornata) and eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina)
L Adamovicz, SJ Baker, M Merchant… - … Zoology Part A …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chelonians are one of the most imperiled vertebrate taxa and many species are increasingly
threatened by disease, however, the immune response in this group is understudied. We …
threatened by disease, however, the immune response in this group is understudied. We …
Temperature affects the host hematological and cytokine response following experimental ranavirus infection in red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans)
JM Rayl, MC Allender - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Pathogen-host interactions are important components of epidemiological research, but are
scarcely investigated in chelonians. Red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans), are …
scarcely investigated in chelonians. Red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans), are …