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ArticleVeterinary sciences2025

Circadian Oscillation of Leukocyte Subpopulations and Inflammatory Cytokines over a 24-H Period in Horses.

Francesca Aragona, Maria Rizzo, Elisabetta Giudice, Francesco Fazio, Antonino Costa, Beatrice Di Bella, Salvatore De Caro, Francesca Arfuso, Marilena Briglia, Giuseppe Piccione and 1 more

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Francesca AragonaDepartment of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, Via Giovanni Palatucci, 98168 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2097-0808
Maria RizzoDepartment of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, Via Giovanni Palatucci, 98168 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4343-8937
Elisabetta GiudiceDepartment of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, Via Giovanni Palatucci, 98168 Messina, Italy.
Francesco FazioDepartment of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, Via Giovanni Palatucci, 98168 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3198-2580
Antonino CostaDepartment of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, Via Giovanni Palatucci, 98168 Messina, Italy.
Beatrice Di BellaDepartment of Engineering, University of Messina, C/da di Dio (S. Agata), 98166 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1997-4126
Salvatore De CaroDepartment of Engineering, University of Messina, C/da di Dio (S. Agata), 98166 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8952-6601
Francesca ArfusoDepartment of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, Via Giovanni Palatucci, 98168 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6139-2691
Marilena BrigliaDepartment of Medicine and Surgery "Kore", University of Enna, 94100 Enna, Italy.
Giuseppe PiccioneDepartment of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, Via Giovanni Palatucci, 98168 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4736-1087
Claudia GiannettoDepartment of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, Via Giovanni Palatucci, 98168 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3049-1181

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Abstract

The objective of the present study was to investigate the influence of daily rhythms on the immune and inflammatory systems in horses, considering white blood cell count (WBCs), leukocyte subpopulations (neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes), CD4+, and CD8+ lymphocyte populations, interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). Ten Italian Saddle horses (7-12 years old, body weight 480 ± 30 kg) underwent blood sampling every 4 h over a 24-h period. The COSINOR method was used to identify rhythms and their parameters. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied to identify the differences in acrophase and robustness, and a multiple correlation analysis model (Pearson) was used to evaluate the relationships among the investigated parameters. WBCs, leukocyte subpopulations, CD4+, CD8+, IL-1β, IL-6, and TNFα exhibited daily rhythmicity. In particular, white WBCs, lymphocytes, IL-1β, and IL-6 reached their acrophases during the dark phase, while neuthrophils, CD4+, CD8+, and TNFα showed a diurnal acrophase. One-way ANOVA showed a statistical difference in the acrophase among the investigated parameters (

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CD4-CD8circadian rhythmscytokinehorseimmune systeminflammatory responseinterleukinsleukocyte subpopulation

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