Pesticide immunotoxicity on insects–Are agroecosystems at risk?

F Lisi, M Amichot, N Desneux, JL Gatti… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent years have witnessed heightened scrutiny of the non-target sublethal effects of
pesticides on behavioural and physiological traits of insects. Traditionally, attention has …

Phagocytosis, a cellular immune response in insects

C Rosales - Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2011 - isj.unimore.it
Activación de las GTP asas de Rho por integrinas 1 Page 1 ISJ 8: 109-131, 2011 ISSN
1824-307X REVIEW Phagocytosis, a cellular immune response in insects C Rosales …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of insect immunity

C Rosales, S Vonnie - Insect physiology and ecology, 2017 - books.google.com
Multicellular organisms constantly encounter potentially harmful microorganisms. Although
insects lack an adaptive immune system, they do have powerful means of fighting infections …

Contributions of cellular and humoral immunity of Galleria mellonella larvae in defence against oral infection by Bacillus thuringiensis

EV Grizanova, IM Dubovskiy, MMA Whitten… - Journal of invertebrate …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study the cellular and humoral immune reactions of the Greater wax moth Galleria
mellonella have been investigated during bacterial infection caused by oral administration of …

Differential cellular immune response of Galleria mellonella to Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

LA Arteaga Blanco, JS Crispim, KM Fernandes… - Cell and tissue …, 2017 - Springer
In the present work, we have investigate the cellular immune response of Galleria mellonella
larvae against three strains of the gram-negative bacterium Actinobacillus …

Citrobacter freundii, a natural associate of the Colorado potato beetle, increases larval susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis

OV Polenogova, YA Noskov… - Pest Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND We assume that certain representatives of gut microflora mediate immune
changes during dysbiosis, accelerating septicemia caused by Bacillus thuringiensis …

Characterization of the Hemocytes in Larvae of Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis: Involvement of Granulocyte-Mediated Phagocytosis

H Kwon, K Bang, S Cho - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Hemocytes are key players in the immune response against pathogens in insects. However,
the hemocyte types and their functions in the white-spotted flower chafers, Protaetia …

Morphofunctional characterization of hemocytes in black soldier fly larvae

D Bruno, A Montali, M Gariboldi, AK Wrońska… - Insect …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In insects, the cell‐mediated immune response involves an active role of hemocytes in
phagocytosis, nodulation, and encapsulation. Although these processes have been well …

Gender differences in the immune system activities of sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus

V Arizza, M Vazzana, D Schillaci, D Russo… - … and Physiology Part A …, 2013 - Elsevier
In the immune system of vertebrates, gender-specific differences in individual immune
competence are well known. In general, females possess more powerful immune response …

Hemocyte Changes During Immune Melanization in Bombyx Mori Infected with Escherichia coli

T Li, D Yan, X Wang, L Zhang, P Chen - Insects, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hemolymph melanization is a conserved immune response in insects and other arthropods.
However, the physiological process of the hemolymph system in the melanization response …