[HTML][HTML] Rules of thumb to obtain, isolate, and preserve porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells

I Díaz - Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the most used biospecimens in immunology are peripheral blood mononuclear cells
(PBMC). PBMC are particularly useful when evaluating immunity through responses of …

Intravenous infusion of cortisol, adrenaline, or noradrenaline alters porcine immune cell numbers and promotes innate over adaptive immune functionality

L Reiske, S Schmucker, B Pfaffinger… - The Journal of …, 2020 - journals.aai.org
Despite the importance of pigs (Sus scrofa domestica) in livestock production and their
increasing role as a model organism for human physiology, knowledge about the porcine …

Diurnal rhythms in peripheral blood immune cell numbers of domestic pigs

LC Engert, U Weiler, B Pfaffinger, V Stefanski… - Developmental & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Diurnal rhythms within the immune system are considered important for immune
competence. Until now, they were mostly studied in humans and rodents. However, as the …

Photoperiodic effects on diurnal rhythms in cell numbers of peripheral leukocytes in domestic pigs

LC Engert, U Weiler, B Pfaffinger, V Stefanski… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The photoperiod is known to modulate immune cell number and function and is regarded
essential for seasonal disease susceptibility. In addition, diurnal variations in the immune …

[HTML][HTML] Diurnal and photoperiodic effects on the immune system and glucocorticoid signaling in domestic pigs

L Engert - 2019 - opus.uni-hohenheim.de
Physiology and behavior of humans and animals display pronounced diurnal and seasonal
rhythmic variations. Diurnal rhythms are controlled by daylight and seasonal rhythms are …