Insects combat infection by mounting powerful immune responses that are mediated by
hemocytes, the fat body, the midgut, the salivary glands and other tissues. Foreign …

Mosquitoes live under the endless threat of infections from different kinds of pathogens such
as bacteria, parasites, and viruses. The mosquito defends itself by employing both physical …

The larva of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella is an increasingly popular model for
assessing the virulence of bacterial pathogens and the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents …

Mosquito-borne viral diseases are a major concern of global health and result in significant
economic losses in many countries. As natural vectors, mosquitoes are very permissive to …

The multifaceted innate immune system of insects is capable of fighting infection by a variety
of pathogens including those causing human malaria. Malaria transmission by the …

Hemocytes limit the capacity of mosquitoes to transmit human pathogens. Here we profile
the transcriptomes of 8506 hemocytes of Anopheles gambiae and Aedes aegypti mosquito …

The invertebrate Drosophila melanogaster has been a powerful model for understanding
blood cell development and immunity. Drosophila is a holometabolous insect, which …

Highlights•A major component of the mosquito immune system is hemocytes.•Hemocytes
are anatomically divided into circulating and sessile hemocytes.•Hemocytes are functionally …

Atherosclerosis is one of the key problems of modern medicine, which is due to the high
prevalence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases and their significant share in the …

Melanins (eumelanin and pheomelanin) are synthesized in insects for several purposes
including cuticle sclerotization and color patterning, clot formation, organogenesis, and …