Mechanisms and Immunological Roles of Apoptosis in Molluscs

• Published in: Current Pharmaceutical Design Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 131 - 137
• Main Authors: Terahara, Kazutaka, Takahashi, Keisuke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United Arab Emirates Bentham Science Publishers Ltd 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Animals; Apoptosis; Apoptosis - drug effects; Apoptosis - immunology; Environmental Pollutants; Environmental Pollutants - toxicity; Hemocytes; Hemocytes - cytology; Hemocytes - drug effects; Hemocytes - immunology; Immunity, Innate; Immunity, Innate - drug effects; Mollusca; Mollusca - cytology; Mollusca - immunology; Mollusca - metabolism; Nitric Oxide; Nitric Oxide - immunology; Reactive Oxygen Species; Reactive Oxygen Species - immunology

Molluscan defense mechanisms are regulated to innate immunity, which is largely dependent on cellular components such as hemocytes possessing phagocytic and bactericidal activities. Among immune responses, apoptosis is an indispensable process because it enables the adequate clearance of damaged, se...