数字农科院2.0

Complex effects of testosterone level on ectoparasite load in a ground squirrel: an experimental test for the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis

文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Li Qing Wang;Zhi Tao Liu;Jian Jun Wang;Yu Han Fang;Hao Zhu;Ke Shi;Fu Shun Zhang;Ling Ying Shuai

作者机构：

关键词： Immunocompetence handicap;Parasite;Rodent;Sex;Testosterone;Tick

期刊名称： Parasites and Vectors

ISSN： 1756-3305

年卷期： 2024 年 17 卷 1 期

页码：

收录情况： SCIE（2024版）

摘要： Background: The immunocompetence handicap hypothesis suggests that males with a higher testosterone level should be better at developing male secondary traits, but at a cost of suppressed immune performance. As a result, we should expect that males with an increased testosterone level also possess a higher parasite load. However, previous empirical studies aimed to test this prediction have generated mixed results. Meanwhile, the effect of testosterone level on parasite load in female hosts remains poorly known. Methods: In this study, we tested this prediction by manipulating testosterone level in Daurian ground squirrels (Spermophilus dauricus), a medium-sized rodent widely distributed in northeast Asia. S. dauricus is an important host of ticks and fleas and often viewed as a considerable reservoir of plague. Live-trapped S. dauricus were injected with either tea oil (control group) or testosterone (treatment group) and then released. A total of 10 days later, the rodents were recaptured and checked for ectoparasites. Fecal samples were also collected to measure testosterone level of each individual. Results: We found that testosterone manipulation and sex of hosts interacted to affect tick load. At the end of the experiment, male squirrels subjected to testosterone implantation had an averagely higher tick load than males from the control group. However, this pattern was not found in females. Moreover, testosterone manipulation did not significantly affect flea load in S. dauricus. Conclusions: Our results only lent limited support for the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis, suggesting that the role of testosterone on regulating parasite load is relatively complex, and may largely depend on parasite type and gender of hosts. Graphical Abstract: (Figure presented.)

分类号：

  • 相关文献

[1]Ecological correlates of ectoparasite load in a rodent: Complex roles of seasonality. Ling Ying Shuai,Li Qing Wang,Jian Jun Wang,Yang Xia,Bin Yan Zhai,Wen Jie Xu,Xing Ming Chen,Xiao Yu Yang,Fu Shun Zhang. 2022

[2]The Tick-Borne Pathogens: An Overview of China's Situation. Luan, Yuxuan,Gou, Jingmin,Zhong, Dongjie,Ma, Li,Yin, Chuansong,Shu, Minfeng,Liu, Guangyuan,Lin, Qing. 2023

[3]Universal Tick Vaccines: Candidates and Remaining Challenges. Parizi, Luis Fernando,Githaka, Naftaly Wang'ombe,Logullo, Carlos,Zhou, Jinlin,Onuma, Misao,Termignoni, Carlos,Vaz Jr, Itabajara da Silva. 2023

[4]ComparativecharacterizationofmicroRNAprofilesofdifferentgenotypesofToxoplasmagondii. 周东辉,MinjunXu,SiyangHuang,FurongZhao,AlasdairJ.Nisbet,HuiqunSong,XingquanZhu. 2013

[5]PrevalenceandGeneticCharacterizationofToxoplasmagondiiinHouseSparrows(Passerdomesticus)inLanzhou;China. 黄思扬,WeiCong,DonghuiZhou,XiaoxuanZhang,NianzhangZhang,QuanZhao,XingquanZhu. 2013

[6]Modulationofmousebrainproteomebycyst-formingToxoplasmagondii. 朱兴全,DonghuiZhou,FurongZhao,SiyangHuang,MinjunXu,HuiqunSong,ChunleiSu. 2013

[7]ModulationofmousemacrophageproteomeinducedbyToxoplasmagondiitachyzoitesinvivo. ZhouDonghui,YuanZiguo,ZhaoFurong,LiHailong,ZhouYang,LinRuiqing,ZouFengcai,SongHuiqun,XuMinjun,andZhuXingquan. 2011

[8]ProtectiveimmunityinducedbyaDNAvaccineexpressingeIF4AofToxoplasmagondiiagainstacutetoxoplasmosisinmice. 陈佳,SiyangHuang,ZhongyuanLi,ZiguoYuan,DonghuiZhou,EskildPetersen,NianzhangZhang,XingquanZhu. 2013

[9]CharacterizationofmousebrainmicroRNAsafterinfectionwithcyst-formingToxoplasmagondii. 徐民俊,DonghuiZhou,AlasdairJ.Nisbet,SiyangHuang,YifanFan,XingquanZhu. 2013

[10]Determination and consideration of flight potential in a laboratory population of true armyworm (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae). Luo, LZ,Johnson, SJ,Hammond, AM,Lopez, JD,Geaghan, JP,Beerwinkle, KR,Westbrook, JK. 2002

[11]Study on the Relationship Between Sex Differentiation and Ethylene in Ramie. Xing Hu-cheng,She Wei,Jie Yu-cheng,Xing Hu-cheng,Luo Zhong-qin,Qin Zhan-jun. 2009

[12]Age- and sex-associated differences in the glycopatterns of human salivary glycoproteins and their roles against influenza A virus. Qin, Yannan,Zhong, Yaogang,Zhu, Minzhi,Dang, Liuyi,Yu, Hanjie,Chen, Zhuo,Chen, Wentian,Li, Zheng,Wang, Xiurong,Zhang, Hua.

[13]VaAPRT3 Gene is Associated With Sex Determination in Vitis amurensis. Yan Men,Ji Rui Li,Hai Lin Shen,Yi Ming Yang,Shu Tian Fan,Kun Li,Yin Shan Guo,Hong Lin,Zhen Dong Liu,Xiu Wu Guo. 2021

[14]Characteristics of Meat from Farmed Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) and the Effects of Age and Sex on Meat Quality. Zhangrong Peng,Hui Zhao,Jing Luo,Haoran Sun,Qingkui Jiang,Tietao Zhang. 2024

[15]Diel variation in anti-predation behavior of a ground squirrel and relationships between vigilance and escape. Ling‑Ying Shuai,Mei‑Ting Liu,A.‑Ping Zhu,Yuan‑Yuan Cao,Fu‑Shun Zhang. 2022

[16]Rodent Biology And Management: Current S.tatus, Opinion And Challenges I n China. Liu, XH. 2019

[17]Accelerated evolution of Vkorc1 in desert rodent species reveals genetic preadaptation to anticoagulant rodenticides. Chen, Yan,Wang, Dawei,Li, Ning,Wang, Deng,Liu, Xiao-Hui,Song, Ying. 2022

[18]Combined effects of light pollution and vegetation height on behavior and body weight in a nocturnal rodent. Ling Ying Shuai,Li Qing Wang,Yang Xia,Jin Yu Xia,Kang Hong,Ya Nan Wu,Xin Yi Tian,Fu Shun Zhang. 2023

[19]Insights into cross-species infection: Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infections in the rodent. Chen, Jianing,Wang, Zemei,Lin, Shengyu,Gao, Mengling,Shao, Yongheng,Li, Shuxian,Chen, Qingbo,Cui, Yaru,Hu, Yonghao,Liu, Guangliang. 2025

[20]Protective Effect of Selenium on Aflatoxin B1-Induced Testicular Toxicity in Mice. Cao, Zheng,Shao, Bing,Xu, Feibo,Liu, Yunfeng,Li, Yanfei,Zhu, Yanzhu.

作者其他论文 更多>>