Allatotropin: A pleiotropic neuropeptide that elicits mosquito immune responses
- Autores
- Hernández Martínez, Salvador; Sánchez Zavaleta, Minerva; Brito, Kevin; Herrera Ortiz, Antonia; Ons, Sheila; Noriega, Fernando G.
- Año de publicación
- 2017
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Allatotropins (AT) are neuropeptides with pleotropic functions on a variety of insect tissues. They affect processes such as juvenile hormone biosynthesis, cardiac rhythm, oviduct and hindgut contractions, nutrient absorption and circadian cycle. The present work provides experimental evidence that AT elicits immune responses in two important mosquito disease vectors, Anopheles albimanus and Aedes aegypti. Hemocytes and an immune-competent mosquito cell line responded to AT by showing strong morphological changes and increasing bacterial phagocytic activity. Phenoloxidase activity in hemolymph was also increased in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes treated with AT but not in An. albimanus, suggesting differences in the AT-dependent immune activation in the two species. In addition, two important insect immune markers, nitric oxide levels and expression of antimicrobial peptide genes, were increased in An. albimanus guts after AT treatment. AT conjugated to quantum dot nanocrystals (QDots) specifically labeled hemocytes in vivo in both mosquito species, implying molecular interactions between AT and hemocytes. The results of our studies suggest a new role for AT in the modulation of the immune response in mosquitoes.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Fil: Hernández Martínez, Salvador. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública; México
Fil: Sánchez Zavaleta, Minerva. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública; México
Fil: Brito, Kevin. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública; México
Fil: Herrera Ortiz, Antonia. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública; México
Fil: Ons, Sheila. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro Regional de Estudios Genómicos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Noriega, Fernando G.. Florida International University; Estados Unidos - Materia
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Aedes aegypti
Insect
Anopheles albimanus
Neuroendocrinology - Nivel de accesibilidad
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Allatotropin: A pleiotropic neuropeptide that elicits mosquito immune responsesHernández Martínez, SalvadorSánchez Zavaleta, MinervaBrito, KevinHerrera Ortiz, AntoniaOns, SheilaNoriega, Fernando G.Aedes aegyptiInsectAnopheles albimanusNeuroendocrinologyhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Allatotropins (AT) are neuropeptides with pleotropic functions on a variety of insect tissues. They affect processes such as juvenile hormone biosynthesis, cardiac rhythm, oviduct and hindgut contractions, nutrient absorption and circadian cycle. The present work provides experimental evidence that AT elicits immune responses in two important mosquito disease vectors, Anopheles albimanus and Aedes aegypti. Hemocytes and an immune-competent mosquito cell line responded to AT by showing strong morphological changes and increasing bacterial phagocytic activity. Phenoloxidase activity in hemolymph was also increased in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes treated with AT but not in An. albimanus, suggesting differences in the AT-dependent immune activation in the two species. In addition, two important insect immune markers, nitric oxide levels and expression of antimicrobial peptide genes, were increased in An. albimanus guts after AT treatment. AT conjugated to quantum dot nanocrystals (QDots) specifically labeled hemocytes in vivo in both mosquito species, implying molecular interactions between AT and hemocytes. The results of our studies suggest a new role for AT in the modulation of the immune response in mosquitoes.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.Fil: Hernández Martínez, Salvador. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública; MéxicoFil: Sánchez Zavaleta, Minerva. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública; MéxicoFil: Brito, Kevin. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública; MéxicoFil: Herrera Ortiz, Antonia. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública; MéxicoFil: Ons, Sheila. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro Regional de Estudios Genómicos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Noriega, Fernando G.. Florida International University; Estados UnidosPublic Library of Science2017-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/49700Hernández Martínez, Salvador; Sánchez Zavaleta, Minerva; Brito, Kevin; Herrera Ortiz, Antonia; Ons, Sheila; et al.; Allatotropin: A pleiotropic neuropeptide that elicits mosquito immune responses; Public Library of Science; Plos One; 12; 4; 4-2017; 1-21; e01757591932-6203CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0175759info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0175759info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:56:18Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/49700instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:56:19.214CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Allatotropin: A pleiotropic neuropeptide that elicits mosquito immune responses |
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Allatotropin: A pleiotropic neuropeptide that elicits mosquito immune responses |
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Allatotropin: A pleiotropic neuropeptide that elicits mosquito immune responses Hernández Martínez, Salvador Aedes aegypti Insect Anopheles albimanus Neuroendocrinology |
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Allatotropin: A pleiotropic neuropeptide that elicits mosquito immune responses |
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Allatotropin: A pleiotropic neuropeptide that elicits mosquito immune responses |
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Allatotropin: A pleiotropic neuropeptide that elicits mosquito immune responses |
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Allatotropin: A pleiotropic neuropeptide that elicits mosquito immune responses |
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Allatotropin: A pleiotropic neuropeptide that elicits mosquito immune responses |
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Hernández Martínez, Salvador Sánchez Zavaleta, Minerva Brito, Kevin Herrera Ortiz, Antonia Ons, Sheila Noriega, Fernando G. |
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Hernández Martínez, Salvador |
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Hernández Martínez, Salvador Sánchez Zavaleta, Minerva Brito, Kevin Herrera Ortiz, Antonia Ons, Sheila Noriega, Fernando G. |
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Sánchez Zavaleta, Minerva Brito, Kevin Herrera Ortiz, Antonia Ons, Sheila Noriega, Fernando G. |
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Aedes aegypti Insect Anopheles albimanus Neuroendocrinology |
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Aedes aegypti Insect Anopheles albimanus Neuroendocrinology |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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Allatotropins (AT) are neuropeptides with pleotropic functions on a variety of insect tissues. They affect processes such as juvenile hormone biosynthesis, cardiac rhythm, oviduct and hindgut contractions, nutrient absorption and circadian cycle. The present work provides experimental evidence that AT elicits immune responses in two important mosquito disease vectors, Anopheles albimanus and Aedes aegypti. Hemocytes and an immune-competent mosquito cell line responded to AT by showing strong morphological changes and increasing bacterial phagocytic activity. Phenoloxidase activity in hemolymph was also increased in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes treated with AT but not in An. albimanus, suggesting differences in the AT-dependent immune activation in the two species. In addition, two important insect immune markers, nitric oxide levels and expression of antimicrobial peptide genes, were increased in An. albimanus guts after AT treatment. AT conjugated to quantum dot nanocrystals (QDots) specifically labeled hemocytes in vivo in both mosquito species, implying molecular interactions between AT and hemocytes. The results of our studies suggest a new role for AT in the modulation of the immune response in mosquitoes.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Fil: Hernández Martínez, Salvador. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública; México Fil: Sánchez Zavaleta, Minerva. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública; México Fil: Brito, Kevin. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública; México Fil: Herrera Ortiz, Antonia. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública; México Fil: Ons, Sheila. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro Regional de Estudios Genómicos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Noriega, Fernando G.. Florida International University; Estados Unidos |
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Allatotropins (AT) are neuropeptides with pleotropic functions on a variety of insect tissues. They affect processes such as juvenile hormone biosynthesis, cardiac rhythm, oviduct and hindgut contractions, nutrient absorption and circadian cycle. The present work provides experimental evidence that AT elicits immune responses in two important mosquito disease vectors, Anopheles albimanus and Aedes aegypti. Hemocytes and an immune-competent mosquito cell line responded to AT by showing strong morphological changes and increasing bacterial phagocytic activity. Phenoloxidase activity in hemolymph was also increased in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes treated with AT but not in An. albimanus, suggesting differences in the AT-dependent immune activation in the two species. In addition, two important insect immune markers, nitric oxide levels and expression of antimicrobial peptide genes, were increased in An. albimanus guts after AT treatment. AT conjugated to quantum dot nanocrystals (QDots) specifically labeled hemocytes in vivo in both mosquito species, implying molecular interactions between AT and hemocytes. The results of our studies suggest a new role for AT in the modulation of the immune response in mosquitoes.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
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