It is well known that healthy gut microbiota is essential to promote host health and well‐
being. The intestinal microbiota of endothermic animals as well as fish are classified as …

The basal position of fish in vertebrate phylogeny makes them very attractive for genomic
and functional comparative immunity studies. Adaptive immunity arose early in vertebrate …

Aquaculture contributes significantly to world food supplies and the rapid growth of this
sector has brought forth the need to ensure that development is based on environmentally …

The decline in the fisheries of traditional marine species has been an incentive for the
diversification of today's aquaculture sector into the intensive rearing of many finfish species …

Experts are predicting that demand for marine fish oil will soon outstrip supply, creating
extreme urgency within the global aquafeed industry to find viable alternatives. Fish Oil …

The increasing economic importance of fish parasitoses for aquaculture and fisheries has
enhanced the interest in the defence mechanisms against these infections. Both innate and …

Aquaculture industries would be benefit if the cultured organisms were conferring with
proper growth, feed supplements and resistance to diseases. In intensive farming, there are …

During the last decade, a number of studies have shown that, in addition to their classically
described reproductive function, estrogens and androgens also regulate the immune system …

Osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed as a degenerative disease of cartilage, but
accumulating evidence indicates that inflammation has a critical role in its pathogenesis. In …

It is now widely recognized that neutrophils are sophisticated cells that are critical to host
defense and the maintenance of homeostasis. In addition, concepts such as neutrophil …