Lutzomyia longipalpis TGF-β Has a Role in Leishmania infantum chagasi Survival in the Vector

Lutzomyia longipalpis TGF-β Has a Role in Leishmania infantum chagasi Survival in the Vector

Despite the increasing number of studies concerning insect immunity, Lutzomyia longipalpis immune responses in the presence of Leishmania infantum chagasi infection has not been widely investigated. The few available studies analyzed the role of the Toll and IMD pathways involved in response against...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Di-Blasi, Erich Loza Telleria, Christiane Marques, Rodrigo de Macedo Couto, Monique da Silva-Neves, Magdalena Jancarova, Petr Volf, Antonio Jorge Tempone, Yara Maria Traub-Csekö
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Lutzomyia longipalpis
Leishmania
vector-parasite interaction
innate immunity
TGF-β
activin
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00071/full

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