Human Sickness Behavior: Ultimate and Proximate Explanations

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作者
Shattuck, Eric C. [1 ]
Muehlenbein, Michael P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Indiana Univ, Evolutionary Physiol & Ecol Lab, Dept Anthropol, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
关键词
sickness behavior; cytokines; evolutionary endocrinology; testosterone; cortisol; oxytocin; leptin; melatonin; psychoneuroimmunology; sex; gender; social norms; TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE-INDUCED FEVER; ENDOTOXIN-INDUCED CHANGES; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNE-SYSTEM; TNF-ALPHA; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; LIFE-HISTORY; AFRICAN-AMERICANS;
D O I
10.1002/ajpa.22698
中图分类号
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
030303 ;
摘要
Sickness behavior, a coordinated set of behavioral changes in response to infection, lies at the intersection of immunology, endocrinology, and evolutionary biology. Sickness behavior is elicited by pro-inflammatory cytokines, is thought to be an adaptive means of redirecting energy away from disadvantageous behaviors and toward mounting an effective immune response, and may be modulated by hormones, including testosterone and oxytocin. Research on sickness behavior in humans has lagged behind non-human animal research due to methodological complexities. Here we review what is known about sickness behavior in humans, the effects of various hormones on sickness behavior, the possible role of cytokine gene variation in influencing sickness behavior responses, and the ways in which culture and gender norms could similarly influence these behavioral changes. We also propose methodologies for advancing further studies of sickness behavior in humans. Am J Phys Anthropol 157:1-18, 2015. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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