Immunomodulating activities of acidic sulphated polysaccharides obtained from the seaweed Ulva rigida C. Agardh

JM Leiro, R Castro, JA Arranz, J Lamas - International …, 2007 - Elsevier
Water-soluble acidic polysaccharides from the cell walls of Ulva rigida are mainly composed
of disaccharides that contain glucuronic acid and sulphated rhamnose. The structure of …

Effect of oral administration of glucans on the resistance of gilthead seabream to pasteurellosis

N Couso, R Castro, B Magariños, A Obach, J Lamas - Aquaculture, 2003 - Elsevier
The present study evaluated the effect of oral administration of three types of glucan on the
resistance of gilthead seabream to Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida and on the …

Cold-blooded vertebrates evolved organized germinal center–like structures

…, Y Ding, S Watanabe, F Takizawa, J Lamas… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Germinal centers (GCs) or analogous secondary lymphoid microstructures (SLMs) are
thought to have evolved in endothermic species. However, living representatives of their …

Effect of different β-glucans on the respiratory burst of turbot (Psetta maxima) and gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) phagocytes

R Castro, N Couso, A Obach, JÚS Lamas - Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 1999 - Elsevier
The in vitro effect of several β-glucans on the respiratory burst of turbot and gilthead seabream
phagocytes was examined. Three particulated β-glucans from yeast, Saccharomyces …

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) neutrophil responses to Aeromonas salmonicida

J Lamas, AE Ellis - Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 1994 - Elsevier
Using in vitro assays, a comparison was made of the Atlantic salmon neutrophil responses (production
of O 2 - , measured as nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) reduction, migration and …

Isolation and molecular cloning of a fish myeloperoxidase

R Castro, MC Piazzon, M Noya, JM Leiro, J Lamas - Molecular immunology, 2008 - Elsevier
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a conspicuous enzyme in neutrophils of many fish species.
Although the MPO gene has been identified in some fish species, the structure and functions of …

The activity of several components of the innate immune system in diploid and triploid turbot

B Budiño, RM Cal, MC Piazzon, J Lamas - Comparative Biochemistry and …, 2006 - Elsevier
The use of triploid fish may be of interest in research, eg study of how this condition affects
the size and activity of cells. In addition, triploid fish are sterile and production of triploids in …

Water-soluble seaweed extracts modulate the respiratory burst activity of turbot phagocytes

R Castro, I Zarra, J Lamas - Aquaculture, 2004 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated the effects of water-soluble extracts (WSE) from seaweed
species Ulva rigida C. Agardh, Enteromorpha sp., Codium tomentosum (Huds) Stackh., Fucus …

Gene Expression Profiles of the Spleen, Liver, and Head Kidney in Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) Along the Infection Process with Aeromonas salmonicida Using …

…, M Vera, JA Alvarez-Dios, S Cabaleiro, J Lamas… - Marine …, 2011 - Springer
We evaluated the expression profiles of turbot in the spleen, liver, and head kidney across five
temporal points of the Aeromonas salmonicida infection process using an 8 × 15 K Agilent …

Effect of temperature on the development of pasteurellosis in carrier gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)

…, N Couso, M Noya, P Merino, AE Toranzo, J Lamas - Aquaculture, 2001 - Elsevier
In the present paper we study the effect of water temperature on the development of
pasteurellosis in 60-day-old gilthead seabream larvae obtained from asymptomatic carrier …