Lessons in Immunity

From Single-cell Organisms to Mammals

Loriano Ballarin, Matteo Cammarata

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9780128032527
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128032534
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Immunology

Lessons in Immunity: From Single-cell Organisms to Mammals stems from the activity of the Italian Association of Developmental and Comparative Immunobiology (IADCI), represented by the editors. This book is presented as a series of short overviews that report on the current state of various relevant fields of immunobiology from an evolutionary perspective. The overviews are written by authors directly involved in the research, and most are members of the IADCI or have otherwise been involved in the related research for their respective overview. This publication offers scientists and teachers an easy and updated reference tool. - Provides simple and updated reviews on the immunobiology of a wide spectrum of organisms, considered in an evolutionary context - Focuses on both cells and humoral components of a variety of non-classical model organisms - Offers in a single volume many contributions which can help with understanding the evolution of immune responses and the main adaptations in animal phyla - Presents a valuable holistic cross-sectional approach for teaching immunology and its applications

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Ciliate Pheromones: Primordial Self-/Nonself-Recognition Signals
• Chapter 2. Cell Death Pathways in an Unconventional Invertebrate Model
• Chapter 3. Immunotoxicology Approaches in Ecotoxicology: Lessons From Mollusks
• Chapter 4. New Aspects of Earthworm Innate Immunity: Novel Molecules and Old Proteins With Unexpected Functions
• Chapter 5. Neuroprotection and Immunity in the Medicinal Leech Hirudo medicinalis: What About Microglia?
• Chapter 6. Specificity of Innate Immunity in Bivalves: A Lesson From Bacteria
• Chapter 7. Immune-Related Signaling in Mussel and Bivalves
• Chapter 8. Crustacean Immunity: The Modulation of Stress Responses
• Chapter 9. How Insects Combat Infections
• Chapter 10. Aedes aegypti Immune Responses to Dengue Virus
• Chapter 11. Protective Responses in Invertebrates
• Chapter 12. Echinoderm Antimicrobial Peptides: The Ancient Arms of the Deuterostome Innate Immune System
• Chapter 13. Inflammatory Response of the Ascidian Ciona intestinalis
• Chapter 14. Cytotoxic Cells of Compound Ascidians
• Chapter 15. Fish Transcriptomics
• Chapter 16. Developmental Biology of Teleost Lymphocytes
• Chapter 17. Cathelicidins: An Ancient Family of Fish Antimicrobial Peptides
• Chapter 18. Evolution and Immune Function of Fish Lectins
• Chapter 19. Teleost Immunoglobulins
• Chapter 20. Immunity and Wound Healing: Regeneration or Repair?
• Chapter 21. Marine Mammal Immunity Toward Environmental Challenges
• Index