Very few studies have dealt with sheep under heat stress, with their physiological mechanisms of adaptation and, above all, with alterations on sheep immunological responses. This chapter will focus on the complex network of mechanisms activated by heat stress as affecting immune responses in sheep. In particular, heat stress will be discussed as a particular typology of stress response, with the description of the changes induced by heat stress on both innate and adaptive immunity, as well as on cellular functioning. Finally, the study of innovative indicators of cell-to-cell communications will be delineated as future perspectives for the fully understanding of the changes in sheep immune responses as induced by heat stress.
Heat Stress Associated Changes in the Immune System Related Responses in Sheep
Caroprese, Mariangela
;Ciliberti, Maria Giovanna;Albenzio, Marzia;Sevi, Agostino
2022-01-01
Abstract
Very few studies have dealt with sheep under heat stress, with their physiological mechanisms of adaptation and, above all, with alterations on sheep immunological responses. This chapter will focus on the complex network of mechanisms activated by heat stress as affecting immune responses in sheep. In particular, heat stress will be discussed as a particular typology of stress response, with the description of the changes induced by heat stress on both innate and adaptive immunity, as well as on cellular functioning. Finally, the study of innovative indicators of cell-to-cell communications will be delineated as future perspectives for the fully understanding of the changes in sheep immune responses as induced by heat stress.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
