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Stress hormones or general well-being are not altered in immune-deficient mice lacking either T- and B- lymphocytes or Interferon gamma signaling if kept under specific pathogen free housing conditions

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Title:Stress hormones or general well-being are not altered in immune-deficient mice lacking either T- and B- lymphocytes or Interferon gamma signaling if kept under specific pathogen free housing conditions
Creators Name:Jeuthe, S., Kemna, J., Kemna, C.P., Zocholl, D., Klopfleisch, R., Palme, R., Kirschbaum, C., Thoene-Reineke, C. and Kammertoens, T.
Abstract:It is controversially discussed whether immune-deficient mice experience severity in the absence of infection. Because a comprehensive analysis of the well-being of immune-deficient mice under specific pathogen free conditions is missing, we used a multi-parametric test analyzing, corticosterone, weight, nest building and facial expression over a period of 9 month to determine the well-being of two immune-deficient mouse lines (recombination activating gene 2- and interferon gamma receptor-deficient mice). We do not find evidence for severity when comparing immune-deficient mice to their heterozygous immune-competent littermates. Our data challenge the assumption that immune-deficiency per se regardless of housing conditions causes severity. Based on our study we propose to use objective non-invasive parameters determined by laboratory animal science for decisions concerning severity of immune-deficient mice.
Keywords:B-Lymphocytes, Corticosterone, DNA-Binding Proteins, Infections, Interferon Receptors, Interferon-gamma, Kidney, Pain, SCID Mice, Signal Transduction, T-Lymphocytes, Testosterone, Animals, Mice
Source:PLoS ONE
ISSN:1932-6203
Publisher:Public Library of Science
Volume:15
Number:9
Page Range:e0239231
Date:30 September 2020
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239231
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