[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties and applications of marine-derived proteins and peptides

HK Kang, HH Lee, CH Seo, Y Park - Marine Drugs, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Marine organisms provide an abundant source of potential medicines. Many of the marine-
derived biomaterials have been shown to act as different mechanisms in immune …

Welfare in Farmed Decapod Crustaceans, With Particular Reference to Penaeus vannamei

A Albalat, S Zacarias, CJ Coates, DM Neil… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
The farming of decapod crustaceans is a key economic driver in many countries, with
production reaching around 9.4 million tonnes (USD 69.3 billion) in 2018. These efforts are …

On the silver jubilee of crustacean antimicrobial peptides

GM Matos, RD Rosa - Reviews in Aquaculture, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are widely distributed effector molecules that provide a first
line of defence for organisms that lack adaptive immunity, such as crustaceans. They also …

[HTML][HTML] Marine arthropods as a source of antimicrobial peptides

JP Saucedo-Vázquez, F Gushque, NS Vispo… - Marine drugs, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Peptide therapeutics play a key role in the development of new medical treatments. The
traditional focus on endogenous peptides has shifted from first discovering other natural …

A new crustin homologue (SpCrus6) involved in the antimicrobial and antiviral innate immunity in mud crab, Scylla paramamosain

Z Du, Y Wang, H Ma, X Shen, K Wang, J Du… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Crustins play important roles in defending against bacteria in the innate immunity system of
crustaceans. In present study, we identified a crustin gene in Scylla paramamosain, which …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular and Functional Diversity of Crustin-Like Genes in the Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

S Li, X Lv, Y Yu, X Zhang, F Li - Marine Drugs, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Crustins are crustacean cationic cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptides that contain one or two
whey acidic protein (WAP) domain (s) at the carboxyl terminus and mainly show …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental concentrations of sulfamethoxazole increase crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus susceptibility to White Spot Syndrome Virus

A Hernández-Pérez, C Noonin, K Söderhäll… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Antibiotics used for humans and livestock are emerging as pollutants in aquatic
environments. However, little is known about their effect on aquatic organisms, especially in …

[HTML][HTML] Aquatic Invertebrate Antimicrobial Peptides in the Fight Against Aquaculture Pathogens

T Rodrigues, FA Guardiola, D Almeida, A Antunes - Microorganisms, 2025‏ - mdpi.com
The intensification of aquaculture has escalated disease outbreaks and overuse of
antibiotics, driving the global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis. Antimicrobial peptides …

Crustin Defense against Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infection by Regulating Intestinal Microbial Balance in Litopenaeus vannamei

X Lv, S Li, Y Yu, X Zhang, F Li - Marine Drugs, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Crustins are a kind of antimicrobial peptide (AMP) that exist in crustaceans. Some crustins
do not have direct antimicrobial activity but exhibit in vivo defense functions against Vibrio …

[HTML][HTML] Blood cell formation in crustaceans

I Söderhäll, K Söderhäll - Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2022‏ - Elsevier
In crustacean animals the hemocytes are key players in immunity and of crucial importance
for the health of the animals. Hemocytes are mainly produced in the hematopoietic tissue …