Skin Mucus of Marine Fish as a Source for the Development of Antimicrobial Agents
Fish skin mucus is an important component of the innate immune mechanism and provides a first barrier against pathogens. Although several studies investigated and demonstrated the antimicrobial properties of skin mucus of fishes, most of them tested antimicrobial properties against marine microbial...
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| author | Francesco Tiralongo Giuseppina Messina Bianca Maria Lombardo Lucia Longhitano Giovanni Li Volti Daniele Tibullo |
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| description | Fish skin mucus is an important component of the innate immune mechanism and provides a first barrier against pathogens. Although several studies investigated and demonstrated the antimicrobial properties of skin mucus of fishes, most of them tested antimicrobial properties against marine microbial strains as potential use in aquaculture. Furthermore, most of these studies concerned freshwater species, and far less attention was given to skin mucus of marine fishes for potential application in human health and research toward its antimicrobial properties. This review outlines the importance of marine fishes as an important and effective source of antimicrobial drugs against several human pathogens, thus providing a highly available and low-cost tool to counteract clinical infections. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04617ba765084726ac06f186c85cd2a22022-12-21T18:14:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452020-09-01710.3389/fmars.2020.541853541853Skin Mucus of Marine Fish as a Source for the Development of Antimicrobial AgentsFrancesco Tiralongo0Giuseppina Messina1Bianca Maria Lombardo2Lucia Longhitano3Giovanni Li Volti4Daniele Tibullo5Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, ItalyDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, ItalyDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, ItalySection of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, ItalySection of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, ItalySection of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, ItalyFish skin mucus is an important component of the innate immune mechanism and provides a first barrier against pathogens. Although several studies investigated and demonstrated the antimicrobial properties of skin mucus of fishes, most of them tested antimicrobial properties against marine microbial strains as potential use in aquaculture. Furthermore, most of these studies concerned freshwater species, and far less attention was given to skin mucus of marine fishes for potential application in human health and research toward its antimicrobial properties. This review outlines the importance of marine fishes as an important and effective source of antimicrobial drugs against several human pathogens, thus providing a highly available and low-cost tool to counteract clinical infections.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.541853/fullskin fish mucusmarine fishantimicrobial activityelasmobrachiiteleostean fish |
| spellingShingle | Francesco Tiralongo Giuseppina Messina Bianca Maria Lombardo Lucia Longhitano Giovanni Li Volti Daniele Tibullo Skin Mucus of Marine Fish as a Source for the Development of Antimicrobial Agents Frontiers in Marine Science skin fish mucus marine fish antimicrobial activity elasmobrachii teleostean fish |
| title | Skin Mucus of Marine Fish as a Source for the Development of Antimicrobial Agents |
| title_full | Skin Mucus of Marine Fish as a Source for the Development of Antimicrobial Agents |
| title_fullStr | Skin Mucus of Marine Fish as a Source for the Development of Antimicrobial Agents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Skin Mucus of Marine Fish as a Source for the Development of Antimicrobial Agents |
| title_short | Skin Mucus of Marine Fish as a Source for the Development of Antimicrobial Agents |
| title_sort | skin mucus of marine fish as a source for the development of antimicrobial agents |
| topic | skin fish mucus marine fish antimicrobial activity elasmobrachii teleostean fish |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.541853/full |
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