In Vitro Elicitation of Intestinal Immune Responses in Teleost Fish: Evidence for a Type IV Hypersensitivity Reaction in Rainbow Trout

• Published in: Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 69 - 80
• Main Authors: Jirillo, F., Passantino, G., Massaro, M.A., Cianciotta, A., Crasto, A., Perillo, A., Passantino, L., Jirillo, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa UK Ltd 2007; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Animals; Candida albicans; Candida albicans - immunology; Cytochemistry; Cytokine; Cytokines - immunology; Fish; Gut; Hypersensitivity - immunology; Immunity; Immunity, Mucosal; Inhibition Factor; Interferon-γ; Intestines - immunology; Macrophage Migration; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Oncorhynchus mykiss - immunology; Organ Culture Techniques; Salmo; Teleostei; Trout

In fish the gut immune system has been the subject of few investigations until now. Here, we provide novel morphological and immunological data on the gut isolated from rainbow trout Salmo gairdneri. The pyloric (P) and terminal (T) segments of trout gut, when morphologically examined, evidenced lym...