Immunoendocrinology and ecoimmunology in Brazilian anurans

FR Gomes, CB Madelaire, EH Moretti… - Integrative and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This paper reviews several aspects of immunoendocrinology and ecoimmunology in
Brazilian species of anurans under investigation for more than a decade, including (1) …

In situ assessment of health status and heavy metal bioaccumulation of adult Pelophylax ridibundus (Anura: Ranidae) individuals inhabiting polluted area in southern …

ZM Zhelev, DN Arnaudova, GS Popgeorgiev… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study an assessment is made of how the marsh frog P. ridibundus individuals, being
long-term inhabitants of an anthropogenically polluted habitat, are affected and what …

Contrasting effects of transdermal and implant corticosterone treatments in the American bullfrog wound healing

CB Madelaire, DP Silva, SCM Titon… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Glucocorticoid (GC) release is triggered by adverse stimuli that activate the hypothalamus-
pituitary-adrenal/interrenal axis. Glucocorticoids may enhance or suppress immune …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal sensitivity of innate immune response in three species of Rhinella toads

EH Moretti, SCM Titon, BT Junior, FS Marques… - … and Physiology Part A …, 2019 - Elsevier
Immune activity is temperature-dependent and strongly related to thermal biology in
ectotherms. Eurythermic, vs stenothermic, species commonly show a broader range of …

Time-related immunomodulation by stressors and corticosterone transdermal application in toads

SCM Titon, B Titon Jr, AMG Barsotti, FR Gomes… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Immune responses have been mostly studied at a specific time in anuran species. However,
time-changes related to immunomodulation associated with glucocorticoid (GC) alterations …

Wind turbine noise behaviorally and physiologically changes male frogs

JK Park, Y Do - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary We analyzed the behavioral–physiological–immunological interconnected
process of Japanese tree frogs (Dryophytes japonicus) during their breeding season when …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term stressors and corticosterone effects on immunity in male toads (Rhinella icterica): a neuroimmune-endocrine approach

SCM Titon, BT Junior, FR Gomes, VR Assis - Brain, Behavior, & Immunity …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last decades, it is growing the idea that stress-induced immunomodulation is bimodal:
with acute stress associated with enhancing effects while chronic stress with suppressive …

Assessment of glucocorticoids, sex steroids, and innate immunity in wild red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans)

J Terry, E Field, LA Neuman-Lee - General and Comparative …, 2023 - Elsevier
When access to resources is limited, organisms must shift energy investment among
physiological processes to survive, reproduce, and respond to unpredictable events. The …

[HTML][HTML] Hormonal daily variation co-varies with immunity in captive male bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus)

SCM Titon, BT Junior, VR Assis… - General and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Almost all physiological processes within the organism, including immune parameters and
hormones, follow a circadian rhythm. These daily fluctuations are often observed in free …

Immune and endocrine alterations at the early stage of inflammatory assemblage in toads after stimulation with heat-killed bacteria (Aeromonas hydrophila)

PGG Neto, SCM Titon, SM Muxel, B Titon Jr… - … and Physiology Part A …, 2024 - Elsevier
The red-leg syndrome in amphibians is a condition commonly associated with the bacteria
Aeromonas hydrophila and has led to population declines. However, there is little …