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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 272: R1762-R1767, 1997;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 272, Issue 6 1762-R1767, Copyright © 1997 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of photoperiod and 2-deoxy-D-glucose-induced metabolic stress on immune function in female deer mice

G. E. Demas, A. C. DeVries and R. J. Nelson
Department of Psychology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218-2686, USA.

Nontropical rodents may experience large fluctuations in both food availability and energetic demands. The energy required for thermoregulation is high during the winter when energy availability is usually low. Winter conditions can induce a state of energetic stress that elevates circulating glucocorticoid levels and compromises immune function. Exposure to short days enhances immune function; the adaptive function of short-day enhancement of immune function may be to counteract the effects of stress-induced immunocompromise. To examine the role of energy availability in immune function, female deer mice were housed in either long (16:8-h light-dark cycle) or short (8:16-h light-dark cycle) days for 8 wk and then injected with either saline or 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG), a glucose analog that inhibits cellular utilization of glucose and induces energetic stress. Long-day mice injected with 2-DG exhibited elevated corticosterone levels and reduced splenocyte proliferation compared with control mice. Short days buffered the animals against glucoprivation stress. Neither corticosterone levels nor splenocyte proliferation differed between 2-DG injected and control mice housed in short days. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that short days provide a buffer against metabolic stress.


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