Effects of eicosanoid biosynthesis inhibitors on the prophenoloxidase- activating system and microaggregation reactions in the hemolymph of Rhodnius prolixus infected with Trypanosoma rangeli

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 157-165

  Garcia, Eloi S ^a   Machado, Evandro M M ^a   Azambuja, Patrícia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eicosanoids; Hemocytes; Insect immunity; Microaggregation; Prophenoloxidase; Rhodnius prolixus; Trypanosoma rangeli; Vector

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DEXAMETHASONE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ICOSANOID; INDOMETACIN; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; PREPHENOLOXIDASE ACTIVATING ENZYME; PREPHENOLOXIDASE-ACTIVATING ENZYME; SERINE PROTEINASE;

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; RHODNIUS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BLOOD CELL COUNT; DEXAMETHASONE; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EICOSANOIDS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEMOCYTES; HEMOLYMPH; INDOMETHACIN; INSECT VECTORS; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; RHODNIUS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA RANGELI;

EID: 1542350675     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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