Misuse and overuse of antibiotics have contributed in the last decades to a phenomenon
known as antibiotic resistance which is currently considered one of the principal threats to …

Leishmaniases are vector-borne parasitic diseases with 0.9–1.4 million new human cases
each year worldwide. In the vectorial part of the life-cycle, Leishmania development is …

Leishmaniases remain a major public health problem today despite the vast amount of
research conducted on Leishmania pathogens. The biological model is genetically and …

Defensins are a well-characterised group of small, disulphide-rich, cationic peptides that are
produced by essentially all eukaryotes and are highly diverse in their sequences and …

Leishmania parasites need phlebotomine sand flies to complete their life cycle and to
propagate. This review looks at Leishmania–sand fly interactions as the parasites develop …

In this study, we induced and purified a novel antimicrobial peptide exhibiting activity against
Gram-positive bacteria from the immunized hemolymph of Hermetia illucens larvae. The …

In the gut of some insect vectors, parasites ingested with the bloodmeal decrease in number
before coming into contact with host tissues. Many factors could be responsible for this …

In invertebrates, defensins were found in arthropods and in the mussels. Here, we report for
the first time the identification and characterization of a defensin (Cg-Def) from an oyster. Cg …

In this review, we explore the state-of-the-art of sand fly relationships with microbiota, viruses
and Leishmania, with particular emphasis on the vector immune responses. Insect-borne …

In the Americas, areas with a high risk of malaria transmission are mainly located in the
Amazon Forest, which extends across nine countries. One keystone step to understanding …