Host modulation by a parasite: how Leishmania infantum modifies the intestinal environment of Lutzomyia longipalpis to favor its development.

Host modulation by a parasite: how Leishmania infantum modifies the intestinal environment of Lutzomyia longipalpis to favor its development.

Some reports have described the interference of Leishmania on sand flies physiology, and such behavior most likely evolved to favor the development and transmission of the parasite. Most of these studies showed that Leishmania could modulate the level of proteases in the midgut after an infective bl...

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Main Authors: Vania Cristina Santos, Vladimir Fazito Vale, Sydnei Magno Silva, Alexandre Alves Sousa Nascimento, Natalia Alvim Araujo Saab, Rodrigo Pedro Pinto Soares, Marilene Suzan Marques Michalick, Ricardo Nascimento Araujo, Marcos Horacio Pereira, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara, Nelder Figueiredo Gontijo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4218848?pdf=render

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