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Innate immune components of the gill mucosa of finfish.
| Component | Regulatory/effector cells/genes | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Mucus surface defensins | Muc5B | (13) |
| Complement system | (16, 18, 109) | |
| Antimicrobial peptides | (15, 109, 110) | |
| Cell types | Macrophages | (111, 112) |
| Rodlet cells | (20) | |
| Eosinophilic granulocytes | (111, 113, 114) | |
| Neutrophils | (111) | |
| Pattern recognition receptor | Toll-like receptors | (23, 72, 92, 111, 114–116) |
| Peptidoglycan PR | (25) | |
| Proinflammatory cytokines | IL-1β | (117–121) |
| IL-8 | (121) | |
| TNFα | (119–121) |
