Facial Attractiveness Linked to Immune Function
News Release,International Society of Microbiota, France – February 22, 2022
Facial attractiveness is thought to be a signal to a target's health and immunocompetence for a long time. However, much of the research that has been done to test this idea has relied on a small number of indirect indicators of immune function, with conflicting results.
Here, Summer Mengelkoch build on this past research, examining the relationship between target attractiveness and (i) self-reported health, (ii) in vivo measures of inflammation and white blood cell count/composition, and (iii) in vitro tests of targets' immune function, including:
- Leucocyte proliferation in response to immunological stimulants
- Phagocytosis of Escherichia coli bioparticles
- NK cell-mediated lysis of target tumor cells
- Staphylococcus aureus growth in isolated plasma.
The findings revealed a variety of connections between immunological function and others' perceptions of attractiveness, one of which was sex-differentiated. According to the current research, there is likely to be a relationship between facial attractiveness and immunological function.
Facial attractiveness and its link with skin microbiota will be covered in detail in the Skin Ageing & Challenges 2022 Congress.
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