Many classical therapeutants are going to be banned in Europe, and an urgent need for
alternatives is emerging. This issue can be exemplified by one major parasitic disease in …

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 …

Fish mucus layers are the main surface of exchange between fish and the environment, and
they possess important biological and ecological functions. Fish mucus research is …

The vertebrate immune system is comprised of numerous distinct and interdependent
components. Every component has its own inherent protective value, and the final …

Life-threatening infectious diseases are on their way to cause a worldwide crisis, as treating
them effectively is becoming increasingly difficult due to the emergence of antibiotic resistant …

All eukaryotic organisms, single-celled or multi-cellular, produce a diverse array of natural
anti-infective agents that, in addition to conventional antimicrobial peptides, also include …

Fish are a major component of the aquatic fauna. Like other organisms, fish secrete different
kinds of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are positively charged short amino-acid-chain …

It is now well documented that peptides with enhanced or alternative functionality (termed
cryptides) can be liberated from larger, and sometimes inactive, proteins. A primary example …

Fish antimicrobial peptides (AMP s) are small peptides whose actions have great
implications in the innate immune response of teleost fish, being considered critical as the …

Erythrocytes are highly abundant circulating cells in the vertebrates, which, with the notable
exception of mammals, remain nucleated throughout the entire life cycle. The major function …