… the sand fly immune response could be specifically induced … soldier fly Hermetia illucens
[47], and in our current analysis, … microbiota may offer a considerable challenge to the parasite, …

… We hypothesized that the sand fly immune response could be specifically induced by L. …
Characterization of a defensin from the sand fly Phlebotomus duboscqi induced by challenge …

… Methods and results: We further characterized the role of … to knock down the defensins genes
in the adult sand flies. In the first … of defensins’ activity varies with the pathogenic challenge. …

… Characterization of the transcriptome of different sand fly species has revealed other immune…
duboscqi was challenged with bacteria or Leishmania major, it produced defensin AMP [36]…

… We hypothesized that the sand fly immune response could be specifically induced by L. …
Characterization of a defensin from the sand fly Phlebotomus duboscqi induced by challenge …

… Among the different species of sand flies, Phlebotomus … response of the sand fly, such
as inducing the expression of … have been identified and characterized in some Leishmania …

… Early reports on sand fly AMPs identified a cecropin-like … ) of insect defensins as a query for
a blastp analysis on an … or Pantoea agglomerans artificial feeding caused a reduction in Att …

… (PKDL), characterized by skin lesions caused by the remnant … duboscqi, which is a restrictive
vector challenged with L. major (… The induction of diptericin, attacin, and defensins from fat …

… of neglected tropical diseases caused by protist parasites … isolation and speciation
remains a challenge, there is strong … has been largely restricted to the study of defensins [41–44]. …

… fly (Simulium bannaense), and sand fly (Phlebotomus … caused a higher response in the
RoB. Regardless, our data show that the mode of immune challenge affects sex-specific defensin …