Fish Immunology. The modification and manipulation of the innate immune system: Brazilian studies

The understanding of fish immune system structure and function is essential for the development of new technologies and products to improve productivity. This is the first review on immune system of fish with Brazilian studies. Aquaculture in Brazil has shown massive growth in recent years due to me...

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Published in:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2014-09, Vol.86 (3), p.1484-1506
Main Authors: Biller-Takahashi, Jaqueline D, Urbinati, Elisabeth C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjuvants, Immunologic - administration & dosage
Animals
Aquaculture - methods
Brazil
Fish Diseases - immunology
Fish Diseases - prevention & control
Fishes - immunology
Immunity, Innate - drug effects
Immunity, Innate - immunology
imunoestimulante
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
prebiótico
sistema imune adquirido
sistema imune inato
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Summary:The understanding of fish immune system structure and function is essential for the development of new technologies and products to improve productivity. This is the first review on immune system of fish with Brazilian studies. Aquaculture in Brazil has shown massive growth in recent years due to methods of culture intensification. However, these procedures led to disease outbreaks, as well as the chemotherapy and the misuse of antibiotics. A viable alternative to avoid the use of chemicals and prevent economic losses is the administration of immunostimulants and prebiotcs, which act by increasing the innate immune system. In Brazil there is a lack of studies on fish immune system, except by some groups that have studied the effects of the immunostimulants administration in various species.
ISSN:0001-3765
1678-2690
1678-2690
0001-3765
DOI:10.1590/0001-3765201420130159