Effects of Short-Term Local Warm and Cold Applications to the Chest on Immunophysiological Parameters of the Organism

Abstract

Applications of cold and warm activated cellular immunity and orientation and exploratory behavior in mice. Application of cold increased the number of turns to the left in the open field, muscle force, and activity of the food instinct, and caused an increase in the total count of peripheral blood leukocytes. Warm applications reduced the food instinct activity and stimulated the humoral immunity.

Temperature affects the biology of Schmidtea mediterranea

“…Among all environmental parameters, temperature is one of the most important fundamental factor 9 playing an important role in the metabolism of organisms 13 . Furthermore, it has been reported in several studies that the activities of the different physiological systems are modulated by the thermoregulation system 13 – 15 which is involved in the development of many organs 10 . In 1897, Lillie et al .…”

“…Water temperature is the most important abiotic environmental factor causing physiological changes in aquatic organisms 9 . A thermoregulation system has formed in organisms in the course of evolution 10 , it does not only regulate body temperature, but also modulates the activities of other physiological systems 11 . In fact, planarians are found almost ubiquitously in freshwater streams where they are living at a temperature between 19 °C and 22 °C 12 .…”