Table 2 Change in immunological parameters and measures of oxidative status in LPS challenged and control animals of P. nathusii from Latvia during the pre-migration and migration season. Values indicate mean ± one standard deviation (median).

From: The immune response of bats differs between pre-migration and migration seasons

 

Pre-migration

Migration

Control

LPS

Control

LPS

Lymphocytes (%)

− 10.4 ± 15.3

(− 14.0)

n = 9 pairs

8.3 ± 23.7 (10.0)

n = 8 pairs

− 4.2 ± 14.1

(− 7.0)

n = 11 pairs

− 25.4 ± 19.2

(− 27.0)

n = 13 pairs

Neutrophils (%)

8.1 ± 15.5

(13)

n = 9 pairs

− 7.1 ± 25.9

(− 11.0)

n = 8 pairs

6.2 ± 13.6

(12.0)

n = 11 pairs

25.1 ± 18.4

(32.0)

n = 13 pairs

N/L ratio

0.18 ± 0.45

(0.23)

n = 9 pairs

− 0.09 ± 1.14

(− 0.37)

n = 8 pairs

0.07 ± 0.25

(0.17)

n = 11 pairs

0.52 ± 0.47

(0.54)

n = 13 pairs

Haptoglobin (mg/ml)

− 0.02 ± 0.58 (0.08)

n = 9 pairs

0.56 ± 0.46 (0.44)

n = 7 pairs

− 0.41 ± 0.49

(− 0.33)

n = 8 pairs

2.40 ± 1.04 (2.58)

n = 13 pairs

ROMs (mM H202 equivalents)

− 0.08 ± 0.49

(− 0.10)

n = 9 pairs

0.19 ± 0.29

(0.33)

n = 8 pairs

− 0.36 ± 0.36

(− 0.25)

n = 10 pairs

− 0.05 ± 0.40

(− 0.16)

n = 8 pairs

OXY (mM HOCl neutralized)

− 1.5 ± 14.3

(− 3.5)

n = 9 pairs

25.6 ± 43.6

(13.2)

n = 9 pairs

− 2.6 ± 20.5

(− 7.8)

n = 9 pairs

22.4 ± 36.7

(13.3)

n = 11 pairs