Immunomodulating Effects of Cold Stress

S. V. Gein^a^,^b^, * and I. L. Sharav’eva^a
Translated by E. Martynova

^aInstitute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Perm, Russia

^bPerm State University, Perm, Russia

Correspondence to: *e-mail: gein@iegm.ru

Received 10 October, 2017

Abstract—Cold stress is an indispensable environmental factor that exerts effects on various functions of organisms, including immune regulation. The paper provides integral data on the effects of cold stress on indices of innate and adaptive immunity.

Keywords: cold stress, innate immunity, lymphocytes, macrophages, cytokines

DOI: 10.1134/S207908641806004X