ArticleInsect science2020
Dim artificial light at night reduces the cellular immune response of the black field cricket, Teleogryllus commodus.
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- A meta-analysis of biological impacts of artificial light at night.Nature ecology & evolution · 2021Pooled it
- Dietary melatonin supplementation mitigates the negative effects of artificial light at night in the Pacific field cricket,Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Experimental study on the impact of continuous and dynamic artificial light at night on moths originating from different skyglow conditions.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Light alters calling-song characteristics in crickets.The Journal of experimental biology · 2025Article
- Immune challenges and pathogen risks in edible insects: safeguarding health in space life-support systems.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Crickets in the spotlight: exploring the impact of light on circadian behavior.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2024Review
- Does artificial light at night alter moth community composition?Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Long-term exposure to experimental light affects the ground-dwelling invertebrate community, independent of light spectra.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Light at night disrupts biological clocks, calendars, and immune function.Seminars in immunopathology · 2022Review
- Light at Night and Disrupted Circadian Rhythms Alter Physiology and Behavior.Integrative and comparative biology · 2021Review
- Long-term exposure to artificial light at night in the wild decreases survival and growth of a coral reef fish.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2021Article
- Exposure to artificial light at night alters innate immune response in wild great tit nestlings.The Journal of experimental biology · 2021Article
- Light at night reduces digestive efficiency of developing birds: an experiment with king quail.Die Naturwissenschaften · 2021Article
- Artificial light at night increases growth and reproductive output inProceedings. Biological sciences · 2020Article
- Light at Night Exposure Effects on Differentiation and Cell Cycle in the Rat Liver With Autonomic Nervous System Denervation.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2019Article
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Abstract
A functioning immune system is crucial for protection against disease and illness, yet increasing evidence suggests that species living in urban areas could be suffering from immune suppression, due to the presence of artificial light at night (ALAN). This study examined the effects of ecologically relevant levels of ALAN on three key measures of immune function (haemocyte concentration, lytic activity, and phenoloxidase activity) using a model invertebrate species, the Australian black field cricket, Teleogryllus commodus. We reared crickets under an ecologically relevant daily light-cycle consisting of 12 hr bright daylight (2600 lx) followed by either 12 h darkness (0 lx) or dim environmentally relevant ALAN (1, 10, 100 lx), and then assessed immune function at multiple time points throughout adult life using haemolymph samples. We found that the presence of ALAN had a clear negative effect on haemocytes, while the effects on lytic activity and phenoloxidase activity were more complex or largely unaffected by ALAN. Furthermore, the effects of lifelong exposure to ALAN of 1 lx were comparable to those of 10 and 100 lx. Our data suggest that the effects of ALAN could be large and widespread, and such reductions in the core immune response of individuals will likely have greater consequences for fitness and survival under more malign conditions, such as those of the natural environment.
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