Differential modulation of Rhodnius prolixus nitric oxide activities following challenge with Trypanosoma rangeli, T. cruzi and bacterial cell wall components

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 440-452

  Whitten, Miranda ^a,b   Sun, Fan ^a,c   Tew, Ian ^a   Schaub, Günter ^d   Soukou, Charles ^d   Nappi, Anthony ^e   Ratcliffe, Norman ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^e LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Chagas' disease; Immunity; Nitric oxide synthase; Nitrite; Rhodnius prolixus; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RHODNIUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; KINETICS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITES; RHODNIUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA RANGELI;

EID: 34247160485     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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