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Evidence for the stress-linked immunocompetence handicap hypothesis in humans




TekijätRantala MJ, Moore FR, Skrinda I, Krama T, Kivleniece I, Kecko S, Krams I

KustantajaNATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

Julkaisuvuosi2012

JournalNature Communications

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiNATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Lehden akronyymiNAT COMMUN

Artikkelin numeroARTN 694

Vuosikerta3

Aloitussivu694

Sivujen määrä5

ISSN2041-1723

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1696


Tiivistelmä

Secondary sexual traits that develop under the action of testosterone, such as masculine human male facial characteristics, have been proposed to signal the strength of the immune system due to the sex hormone's immunosuppressive action. Recent work has suggested that glucocorticoid stress hormones may also influence expression of such sexual signals due to their effects on immune function. Precise roles, however, remain unclear. Here we show positive relationships between testosterone, facial attractiveness and immune function (antibody response to a hepatitis B vaccine) in human males, and present some preliminary evidence that these relationships are moderated by naturally co-occurring cortisol (a glucocorticoid stress hormone involved in the fight-or-flight response). We conclude that our results provide support for a role of glucocorticoids in hormonally mediated sexual selection.




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