Due to direct contact with aquatic environment, mucosal surfaces of teleost fish are
continuously exposed to a vast number of pathogens and also inhabited by high densities of …

In 2014 the contribution of aquaculture to supply food for human consumption overtook wild-
caught fish for the first time. Despite improvements in the aquaculture industry, it has been …

The understanding of the functions of the immune system needs a fundament of solid
anatomical knowledge. The construction and arrangement of the different components of the …

Teleost fish possess an adaptive immune system associated with each of their mucosal
body surfaces. Evidence obtained from mucosal vaccination and mucosal infection studies …

The field of mucosal immunology research has grown fast over the past few years, and our
understanding on how mucosal surfaces respond to complex antigenic cocktails is …

As physical barriers that separate teleost fish from the external environment, mucosae are
also active immunological sites that protect them against exposure to microbes and …

Gas-exchange structures are critical for acquiring oxygen, but they also represent portals for
pathogen entry. Local mucosal immunoglobulin responses against pathogens in specialized …

Fishes are the most successful and diverse group of vertebrate animals, first appeared
during Devonian period. Despite of certain differences, the immune system of fish is …

Simple Summary This research aimed to define intestinal DCs from myxines to teleosts by
using immunohistochemistry with TLR-2, Langerin/CD207, and MHC II. In particular, we …

The gills of fish are covered with a thin mucous membrane, which has a large external
surface area that is in continuous contact with ambient water irrigating the organ during …