This overview initially describes insect immune reactions and then brings together present
knowledge of the interactions of vector insects with their invading parasites and pathogens …

Background Leishmania parasites must overcome several barriers to achieve transmission
by their sand fly vectors. One of the earliest threats is exposure to enzymes during blood …

Coridius chinensis belongs to Dinidoridae, Hemiptera. Previous studies have indicated that
C. chinensis contains abundant polypeptides with antibacterial and anticancer activities …

No Brasil, ela já foi responsável por epidemias em diferentes cidades. Nos últimos dez
anos, sua letalidade aumentou em diversas regiões do país. Em várias partes do mundo ela …

An antibacterial peptide was isolated from a black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens. The
molecular mass of this peptide was established as 4247.37 by matrix‐assisted laser …

Immune response dynamics in insects from natural host− parasite associations are poorly
understood, despite accumulating evidence of ecological immune phenomena in these …

Leishmania parasites have the capacity to rapidly adapt to changing environments in their
digenetic life cycle which alternates between a vertebrate and an invertebrate host …

Background Immune response of triatomines plays an important role in the success or
failure of transmission of T. cruzi. Studies on parasite–vector interaction have shown the …

The house fly, Musca domestica, has been implicated as a vector of Campylobacter spp., a
major cause of human disease. Little is known whether house flies serve as biological …

Accepted May 27, 2008; Online Publication, September 7, 2008 [doi: 10.1271/bbb. 80263]
cDNA encoding a novel defensin (BmDefensinB) was cloned from the fat body of the …