Immunological function in marine invertebrates: responses to environmental perturbation

RP Ellis, H Parry, JI Spicer, TH Hutchinson… - Fish & shellfish …, 2011 - Elsevier
The inception of ecological immunology has led to an increase in the number of studies
investigating the impact of environmental stressors on host immune defence mechanisms …

Echinoderm immunity

LC Smith, J Ghosh, KM Buckley, LA Clow… - Invertebrate …, 2010 - Springer
A survey for immune genes in the genome for the purple sea urchin has shown that the
immune system is complex and sophisticated. By inference, immune responses of all …

Echinodermata: the complex immune system in echinoderms

LC Smith, V Arizza, MA Barela Hudgell… - Advances in …, 2018 - Springer
The Echinodermata are an ancient phylum of benthic marine invertebrates with a dispersal-
stage planktonic larva. These animals have innate immune systems characterized initially by …

Integrative biology of injury in animals

CW Rennolds, AE Bely - Biological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanical injury is a prevalent challenge in the lives of animals with myriad potential
consequences for organisms, including reduced fitness and death. Research on animal …

Response to microplastic exposure: An exploration into the sea urchin immune cell proteome

C Murano, S Nonnis, FG Scalvini, E Maffioli, I Corsi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is now known that the Mediterranean Sea currently is one of the major hotspot for
microplastics (MPs;< 5 mm) pollution and that the risks will be even more pronounced in the …

Sea urchin immune cells as sentinels of environmental stress

A Pinsino, V Matranga - Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2015 - Elsevier
Echinoderms, an ancient and very successful phylum of marine invertebrates, play a central
role in the maintenance of ecosystem integrity and are constantly exposed to environmental …

Cationic polystyrene nanoparticle and the sea urchin immune system: biocorona formation, cell toxicity, and multixenobiotic resistance phenotype

LF Marques-Santos, G Grassi, E Bergami, C Faleri… - …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In order to assess the impact of nanoplastics on marine species, polystyrene nanoparticles
(PS NPs) have been largely used as model particles. Here we studied the effects of 50 nm …

Toxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles in immune cells of the sea urchin

C Falugi, MG Aluigi, MC Chiantore, D Privitera… - Marine Environmental …, 2012 - Elsevier
The potential toxicity of stannum dioxide (SnO2), cerium dioxide (CeO2) and iron oxide
(Fe3O4) nanoparticles (NPs) in the marine environment was investigated using the sea …

[图书][B] Stress ecology: environmental stress as ecological driving force and key player in evolution

CEW Steinberg - 2012 - books.google.com
Not all stress is stressful; instead, it appears that stress in the environment, below the
mutation threshold, is essential for many subtle manifestations of population structures and …

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles stimulate sea urchin immune cell phagocytic activity involving TLR/p38 MAPK-mediated signalling pathway

A Pinsino, R Russo, R Bonaventura, A Brunelli… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2NPs) are one of the most widespread-
engineered particles in use for drug delivery, cosmetics and electronics. However, TiO2NP …