Insect immunology and hematopoiesis

JF Hillyer - Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Haemocyte‐mediated immunity in insects: Cells, processes and associated components in the fight against pathogens and parasites

I Eleftherianos, C Heryanto, T Bassal, W Zhang… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The host defence of insects includes a combination of cellular and humoral responses. The
cellular arm of the insect innate immune system includes mechanisms that are directly …

Entomopathogenic fungi: new insights into host–pathogen interactions

TM Butt, CJ Coates, IM Dubovskiy, NA Ratcliffe - Advances in genetics, 2016 - Elsevier
Although many insects successfully live in dangerous environments exposed to diverse
communities of microbes, they are often exploited and killed by specialist pathogens …

Melanosomes: biogenesis, properties, and evolution of an ancient organelle

L D'Alba, MD Shawkey - Physiological reviews, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Melanosomes are organelles that produce and store melanin, a widespread biological
pigment with a unique suite of properties including high refractive index, semiconducting …

Insect hemocytes and their role in immunity

MD Lavine, MR Strand - Insect biochemistry and molecular biology, 2002 - Elsevier
The innate immune system of insects is divided into humoral and cellular defense
responses. Humoral defenses include antimicrobial peptides, the cascades that regulate …

The insect cellular immune response

MR Strand - Insect science, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The innate immune system of insects is divided into humoral defenses that include the
production of soluble effector molecules and cellular defenses like phagocytosis and …

Cell-mediated immunity in arthropods: hematopoiesis, coagulation, melanization and opsonization

P Jiravanichpaisal, BL Lee, K Söderhäll - Immunobiology, 2006 - Elsevier
Cell-mediated immunity in arthropods: Hematopoiesis, coagulation, melanization and
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Invertebrate immunity: basic concepts and recent advances

NA Ratcliffe, AF Rowley, SW Fitzgerald… - International review of …, 1985 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses basic concepts and advances of invertebrate
immunity. In mammals and other higher vertebrates, a plethora of information exists on the …

Insect haemocytes: what type of cell is that?

C Ribeiro, M Brehélin - Journal of insect physiology, 2006 - Elsevier
Classification of insect larvae circulating haemocytes is the subject of controversy, and the
terminology used to designate each cellular type is often different from one species to …

Encapsulation and nodulation in insects

IM Dubovskiy, NA Kryukova, VV Glupov… - Invertebrate Survival …, 2016 - isj.unimore.it
Encapsulation and nodulation in insects Page 1 ISJ 13: 229-246, 2016 ISSN 1824-307X
REVIEW Encapsulation and nodulation in insects Dubovskiy IM1, Kryukova NA1, Glupov VV1 …