Association of glucocorticoid with stress-induced modulation of body temperature, blood glucose and innate immunity
To know the details of the mechanism on stress-associated responses, attention was first focused on body temperature and blood glucose after stress. Mice were exposed to restraint stress for 6 h. Under this condition, hypothermia (39 °C → 33 °C) and hyperglycemia (150 mg/dl → 350 mg/dl) were induced. Reflecting a stress-associated response, an increase […]
Corticosterone–immune interactions during captive stress in invading Australian cane toads (Rhinella marina)
Vertebrates cope with physiological challenges using two major mechanisms: the immune system and the hypothalamic pituitary–adrenal axis (e.g., the glucocorticoid stress response). Because the two systems are tightly integrated, we need simultaneous studies of both systems, in a range of species, to understand how vertebrates respond to novel challenges. To clarify how glucocorticoids modulate the […]