The innate immune response provides the first line of defense against invading pathogens,
and immune disorders cause a variety of diseases. The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster …

To combat infection, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster relies on multiple innate defense
reactions, many of which are shared with higher organisms. These reactions include the use …

Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Has the Era of th... : Clinical Orthopaedics and Related
Research® Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Has the Era of the Biomarker Arrived …

Drosophila blood cells, called hemocytes, are classified into plasmatocytes, crystal cells,
and lamellocytes based on the expression of a few marker genes and cell morphologies …

Plants and animals recognize microbial invaders by detecting pathogen-associated
molecular patterns (PAMPs),,,, such as flagellin,,,,. However, the importance of flagellin …

Blood-sucking insects transmit many of the most debilitating diseases to man including
malaria, slee** sickness, filariasis, dengue, typhus and plague. Additionally these insects …

The metabolic effects of obesity have made this highly prevalent disease one of the most
common risk factors for diabetes, hypertension, and atherosclerosis, the leading causes of …

Adipose tissue evolved to efficiently store energy for times of caloric restriction. The large
caloric excess common in many Western diets has negated the need for this thrifty function …

Microarray studies have shown recently that microbial infection leads to extensive changes
in the Drosophila gene expression programme. However, little is known about the control of …

Cell-mediated immunity in arthropods: Hematopoiesis, coagulation, melanization and
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