“…However, even nonlethal hyperthermia can lead to a whole range of detrimental effects, which include elevated protein damage, increased inflammatory responses, apoptosis, increased DNA damage in germ cells, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, liver damage, cerebral ischaemia, disrupted blood-brain barrier function and embryonic death in pregnant females (e.g. Arnaud et al, 2002;McAnulty et al, 2005;Yan et al, 2006;Chang et al, 2007;Lee et al, 2008;Hansen, 2009). In contrast, mild hypothermia appears to bring a range of benefits including neuroprotection (Salerian and Saleri, 2006;Cheng et al, 2008;Salerian and Saleri, 2008) and enhanced lifespan (Conti et al, 2006;Conti, 2008).…”