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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2020

Modulation of Crustacean Innate Immune Response by Amino Acids and Their Metabolites: Inferences From Other Species.

Zishu Huang, Jude Juventus Aweya, Chunhua Zhu, Ngoc Tuan Tran, Yujian Hong, Shengkang Li, Defu Yao, Yueling Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Zishu HuangInstitute of Marine Sciences and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, China.
Jude Juventus AweyaInstitute of Marine Sciences and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, China.
Chunhua ZhuCollege of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.
Ngoc Tuan TranInstitute of Marine Sciences and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, China.
Yujian HongGuangdong Yuequn Marine Biological Research and Development Co., Ltd., Jieyang, China.
Shengkang LiInstitute of Marine Sciences and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, China.
Defu YaoInstitute of Marine Sciences and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, China.
Yueling ZhangInstitute of Marine Sciences and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, China.
Shantou University · CNShell (Malaysia) · MYGuangdong Ocean University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aquaculture production of crustaceans (mainly shrimp and crabs) has expanded globally, but disease outbreaks and pathogenic infections have hampered production in the last two decades. As invertebrates, crustaceans lack an adaptive immune system and mainly defend and protect themselves using their innate immune system. The immune system derives energy and metabolites from nutrients, with amino acids constituting one such source. A growing number of studies have shown that amino acids and their metabolites are involved in the activation, synthesis, proliferation, and differentiation of immune cells, as well as in the activation of immune related signaling pathways, reduction of inflammatory response and regulation of oxidative stress. Key enzymes in amino acid metabolism have also been implicated in the regulation of the immune system. Here, we reviewed the role played by amino acids and their metabolites in immune-modulation in crustaceans. Information is inferred from mammals and fish where none exists for crustaceans. Research themes are identified and the relevant research gaps highlighted for further studies.

Indexed as

Immunity, InnateAmino AcidsAnimalsCrustaceaImmune SystemSignal TransductionSpecies SpecificityAmino Acidsamino acidscrustaceansimmune-modulationinnate immunitymetabolism

Identifiers

PMID33224140
PMCPMC7674553
OpenAlexW3096308709

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