Blood meal-derived heme decreases ROS levels in the midgut of Aedes aegypti and allows proliferation of intestinal microbiota

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Oliveira, Jose Henrique M ^a,b   Gonçalves, Renata L S ^a   Lara, Flavio A ^c   Dias, Felipe A ^a,b   Gandara, Ana Caroline P ^a,b   Menna Barreto, Rubem F S ^c   Edwards, Meredith C ^a   Laurindo, Francisco R M ^d   Silva Neto, Mário A C ^a,b   Sorgine, Marcos H F ^a,b   Oliveira, Pedro L ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia Em Entomologia Molecular INCT EM   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEME; HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEIN KINASE C; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUGAR; INSECT PROTEIN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; DENGUE VIRUS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; INTESTINE FLORA; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; YELLOW FEVER FLAVIVIRUS; AEDES; ANIMAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RABBIT;

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DENGUE VIRUS GROUP; HEXAPODA;

AEDES; ANIMALS; HEME; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INSECT PROTEINS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RABBITS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 79953268681     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001320     Document Type: Article

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