Dose-dependent cellular and humoral responses in Galleria mellonella larvae following β-glucan inoculation

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-153

  Mowlds, Peter ^a   Coates, Christopher ^a   Renwick, Julie ^a   Kavanagh, Kevin ^a  

^a National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Galleria larvae; Haemocytes; Immune response; Insect; Proteomics

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; PEPTIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTHROPOD; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL DENSITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FUNGUS; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYMPH; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BETA-GLUCANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL COUNT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEMOCYTES; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; INJECTIONS; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MOTHS; PEPTIDES; PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; GALLERIA; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 75149162801     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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