Advances in Comparative Immunology

Front Matter ....Pages i-xl
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Evolution of Immunity  (Kurt Buchmann)....Pages 3-22
 Allorecognition and Innate Immunity in the Dictyostelid Social Amoebae  (Adam Kuspa)....Pages 23-50
 Cnidaria: Anthozoans in the Hot Seat  (Caroline V. Palmer, Nikki G. Traylor-Knowles)....Pages 51-93
 Platyhelminthes: Molecular Dissection of the Planarian Innate Immune System  (Eli Isael Maciel, Néstor J. Oviedo)....Pages 95-115
 Nematoda: The Caenorhabditis elegans Model for Innate Immunity – Interactions Between Worms and Pathogens, and Their Responses to Immunogenic Damage  (Ashley B. Williams, Björn Schumacher)....Pages 117-134
 Annelida: Oligochaetes (Segmented Worms): Earthworm Immunity, Quo Vadis? Advances and New Paradigms in the Omics Era  (Péter Engelmann, Kornélia Bodó, József Najbauer, Péter Németh)....Pages 135-159
 Annelida: Recognition of Nonself in Earthworms  (Martin Bilej, Petra Procházková, Radka Roubalová, František Škanta, Jiří Dvořák)....Pages 161-172
 Annelida: Hirudinea (Leeches): Heterogeneity in Leech Immune Responses  (Annalisa Grimaldi, Gianluca Tettamanti, Magda de Eguileor)....Pages 173-191
 Insect Innate Immune Memory  (Humberto Lanz-Mendoza, Jorge Contreras Garduño)....Pages 193-211
 Arthropoda: Pattern Recognition Proteins in Crustacean Immunity  (Lage Cerenius, Kenneth Söderhäll)....Pages 213-224
 Immunity in Molluscs: Recognition and Effector Mechanisms, with a Focus on Bivalvia  (Marco Gerdol, Marta Gomez-Chiarri, Maria G. Castillo, Antonio Figueras, Graziano Fiorito, Rebeca Moreira et al.)....Pages 225-341
 Molluscan Immunobiology: Challenges in the Anthropocene Epoch  (Eric S. Loker, Christopher J. Bayne)....Pages 343-407
 Echinodermata: The Complex Immune System in Echinoderms  (L. Courtney Smith, Vincenzo Arriza, Megan A. Barela Hudgell, Gianpaolo Barone, Andrea G. Bodnar, Katherine M. Buckley et al.)....Pages 409-501
 Urochordata: Botryllus – Natural Chimerism and Tolerance Induction in a Colonial Chordate  (Ayelet Voskoboynik, Aaron M. Newman, Mark Kowarsky, Irving L. Weissman)....Pages 503-519
 The Inflammatory Response of Urochordata: The Basic Process of the Ascidians’ Innate Immunity  (Nicolò Parrinello, Matteo Cammarata, Daniela Parrinello)....Pages 521-590
Front Matter ....Pages 591-591
 Cephalochordata: Branchiostoma  (Zhan Gao, Shicui Zhang)....Pages 593-635
 The Origin and Early Evolution of Adaptive Immune Systems  (Masayuki Hirano)....Pages 637-657
 Chondrichthyes: The Immune System of Cartilaginous Fishes  (Helen Dooley)....Pages 659-685
 Osteichthyes: Immune Systems of Teleosts (Actinopterygii)  (Teruyuki Nakanishi, Jun-ichi Hikima, Takashi Yada)....Pages 687-749
 Reptilia: Humoral Immunity in Reptiles  (Laura M. Zimmerman)....Pages 751-772
 Reptilia: Cellular Immunity in Reptiles: Perspective on Elements of Evolution  (Soma Mondal Ghorai, Manisha Priyam)....Pages 773-791
 Aves: Immunological Characteristics of Fowls and Ostriches  (Ke Mei Peng)....Pages 793-838
 Mammalia: Chiroptera: Immunology of Bats  (Michelle L. Baker, Tony Schountz)....Pages 839-862
 Mammalia: Proboscidea: Elephant Immune System  (Lisa M. Abegglen, Angela Fuery, Wendy K. Kiso, Dennis L. Schmitt, Paul D. Ling, Joshua D. Schiffman)....Pages 863-883
 Comparative Phylogeny of the Nasopharynx-Associated Lymphoid Tissue  (Ryan D. Heimroth, Irene Salinas)....Pages 885-897
Front Matter ....Pages 899-899
 An Introduction to Ecoimmunology  (Laura A. Schoenle, Cynthia J. Downs, Lynn B. Martin)....Pages 901-932
 Annelida: Environmental Interactions and Ecotoxicity in Relation to the Earthworm Immune System  (Radka Roubalová, Barbara Płytycz, Petra Procházková, Natividad Isabel Navarro Pacheco, Martin Bilej)....Pages 933-951
 Mollusca: Disseminated Neoplasia in Bivalves and the p53 Protein Family  (Annette F. Muttray, Katerina Vassilenko)....Pages 953-979
 Amphibia: Global Amphibian Declines Caused by an Emerging Infectious Disease and Inadequate Immune Responses  (Jonathan Edward Kolby)....Pages 981-990
 Biotherapy: Medicinal Maggots and Invertebrate Immunology from the Clinician’s Perspective  (Ronald A. Sherman, Edwin L. Cooper)....Pages 991-995
 Pathogens and Cancer: Clonal Processes and Evolution  (Edwin L. Cooper)....Pages 997-1015
Back Matter ....Pages 1017-1048