The research on fish immunology has risen impressively over the last decades, providing deep insights into the evolution of the immune system of vertebrates and underlying genetic networks, but also discovering some peculiarities, mainly related to ancestral or heavily specialised molecular and cellular characters. Gathered information has built a sound platform to further accomplish the elucidation of evolutionary processes and boost application-based research to monitor fish health and contrast old and emerging diseases. The extensive cloning of genes encoding for immune-regulatory molecules, together with the sequencing of many fish genomes, provided scientists with a comprehensive panel of nucleotide sequences. Therefore, fish have become the main research models for cold-blooded vertebrates. It is expected in the near future that much research will be addressed to revive the more arduous work remaining, namely, that of associating molecules, cell features and anatomy with function. Considerable efforts have been, and will be, directed toward a careful interpretation of differences among species, disclosure of relation to fish habits, and interactions of individual specimens with the changing (and challenging) environment. When proposing expert reviews on some research topics that pursue these intriguing perspectives, this Special Issue of Fish and Shellfish Immunology aimed at updating current knowledge on fish immunology. This Special Issue arises from outstanding contributions presented at the Symposium of the European Organisation of Fish Immunology (EOFFI) held in Viterbo, Italy, on May 2010. As a result of the wide and qualified participation of scientists from all the continents, the Organisation has been renamed as the new International Society of Fish and Shellfish Immunology (ISFSI, www.isfsim.org), aiming at extending the scientific interests and activities to shellfish immunology.

Fish immunology after the post-genomic era.

ABELLI, Luigi;
2011

Abstract

The research on fish immunology has risen impressively over the last decades, providing deep insights into the evolution of the immune system of vertebrates and underlying genetic networks, but also discovering some peculiarities, mainly related to ancestral or heavily specialised molecular and cellular characters. Gathered information has built a sound platform to further accomplish the elucidation of evolutionary processes and boost application-based research to monitor fish health and contrast old and emerging diseases. The extensive cloning of genes encoding for immune-regulatory molecules, together with the sequencing of many fish genomes, provided scientists with a comprehensive panel of nucleotide sequences. Therefore, fish have become the main research models for cold-blooded vertebrates. It is expected in the near future that much research will be addressed to revive the more arduous work remaining, namely, that of associating molecules, cell features and anatomy with function. Considerable efforts have been, and will be, directed toward a careful interpretation of differences among species, disclosure of relation to fish habits, and interactions of individual specimens with the changing (and challenging) environment. When proposing expert reviews on some research topics that pursue these intriguing perspectives, this Special Issue of Fish and Shellfish Immunology aimed at updating current knowledge on fish immunology. This Special Issue arises from outstanding contributions presented at the Symposium of the European Organisation of Fish Immunology (EOFFI) held in Viterbo, Italy, on May 2010. As a result of the wide and qualified participation of scientists from all the continents, the Organisation has been renamed as the new International Society of Fish and Shellfish Immunology (ISFSI, www.isfsim.org), aiming at extending the scientific interests and activities to shellfish immunology.
2011
Abelli, Luigi; Scapigliati, G.
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