Aedes aegypti Immune Responses to Dengue Virus

2016 ◽  
pp. 129-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cole Schonhofer ◽  
Heather Coatsworth ◽  
Paola Caicedo ◽  
Clara Ocampo ◽  
Carl Lowenberger
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Dengue Virus

scholarly journals Aedes aegypti Saliva Enhances Dengue Virus Infection of Human Keratinocytes by Suppressing Innate Immune Responses

2012 ◽  
Vol 132 (8) ◽  
pp. 2103-2105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pornapat Surasombatpattana ◽  
Sirilaksana Patramool ◽  
Natthanej Luplertlop ◽  
Hans Yssel ◽  
Dorothée Missé
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Dengue Virus ◽  
Human Keratinocytes ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Innate Immune Responses ◽  
Dengue Virus Infection

scholarly journals Dengue Virus Inhibits Immune Responses in Aedes aegypti Cells

PLoS ONE ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. e10678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuzhen Sim ◽  
George Dimopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Dengue Virus

scholarly journals Identification of dengue virus immunodeficiency (IMD) pathway antagonists in Aedes Aegypti cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (7A) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany Russell ◽  
Louisa Wallace ◽  
Kevin Maringer
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Dengue Virus ◽  
Mosquito Vector ◽  
Dengue Disease ◽  
Host Interactions ◽  
Host Determinants ◽  
Imd Pathway ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Potential Antagonist

The flavivirus dengue virus (DENV) is the most significant arthropod borne virus (arbovirus) of humans, causing serious morbidity and mortality, with nearly half of the world’s population at risk of infection. Due to a lack of antivirals and limited vaccine options, vector control remains a vital defence against dengue disease. The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the major vector for DENV, and understanding mosquito immune responses and how DENV may evade them is critical. We have shown that DENV-2 can inhibit the exogenous induction of immune deficiency (IMD) signalling by classical immune stimuli. Therefore, we aimed to identify DENV antagonists of the IMD pathway, and define the molecular virus and host determinants of IMD antagonism in a well characterised Ae. aegypti derived cell line, Aag2. Each DENV protein was expressed individually in Aag2 cells and tested for their ability to block IMD signalling induced by exogenous stimuli. This screen identified NS4A as a potential antagonist of the IMD pathway. Further, we have found that the N-terminus of NS4A is responsible for this inhibition. The antagonism of IMD signalling is specific to flaviviruses transmitted by a mosquito vector, illustrating the importance of both the IMD pathway for mosquito immunity and the antagonism of this pathway by DENV. By enhancing our understanding of how DENV evades the mosquito immune response at a molecular level, we will gain insight into virus-host interactions constraining arbovirus transmission and emergence, which may be exploited for developing transmission-incompetent vectors to reduce the burden of dengue disease.

Detection of dengue virus in Aedes mosquitoes in Delhi, India

ENTOMON ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-218
Author(s):  
Suresh Chand Kaushik ◽  
Sukhvir Singh ◽  
Purnima Srivastava ◽  
R. Rajendran
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Dengue Virus ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Transmission Season ◽  
Aedes Mosquitoes ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Human Sera ◽  
Minimum Infection Rate

Detection of viruses in human sera particularly in endemic areas is cumbersome and laborious. Therefore, an alternative approach, Immuno-fluorescence assay (IFA) was performed to determine dengue virus (DENV) positivity in mosquitoes. A total of 1055 adult Aedes aegypti female mosquitoes were tested for IFA test against DENV. Minimum infection rate (MIR) for DENV was found higher during August to November 2016 ranging from 10.75 to 20.83. The average yearly MIR was about 6.64. Higher MIR for Ae. aegypti was found in Sarfabad, Noida (12.71) and Khoda Colony, Ghaziabad (11.90). Minimum MIR (4.67) was observed in Sanjay colony (Faridabad). The main contribution of this study resides in the development of a more suitable monitoring system for early detection of viral circulation and to prioritize early intervention in the non-transmission season.

Difusi dan Pola Spasial Sebaran Penyakit Demam Berdarah Dengue (DBD) Di Kota Bandar Lampung

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
Nurul Qamila ◽  
Agel Vidian Krama
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Dengue Virus ◽  
Spatial Pattern ◽  
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Hemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Descriptive Method

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a contagious disease caused by the dengue virus and is transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti (Aa.aegypti). The population is still a public health problem that increases the number of sufferers and also widespread, with population and education. This study aims to reveal the spatial pattern and distribution of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) with the spatial pattern and the spread of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) can result in different locations of these allegations. From the map that can be used for the prevention of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DBD) in Bandar Lampung City. This study aims to reveal the spatial pattern and distribution of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) with the descriptive method and spatial pattern of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) can result in different locations of these allegations. From the map that can be used for the prevention of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DBD) in Bandar Lampung City. Keywords: DHF, Spatial Analysis

scholarly journals The Lethal(2)-Essential-for-Life [L(2)EFL] Gene Family Modulates Dengue Virus Infection in Aedes aegypti

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (20) ◽  
pp. 7520
Author(s):  
Lucky R. Runtuwene ◽  
Shuichi Kawashima ◽  
Victor D. Pijoh ◽  
Josef S. B. Tuda ◽  
Kyoko Hayashida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Dengue Virus ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Dengue Infection ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Poly I:C ◽  
Gene Products ◽  
Vector Mosquito

Efforts to determine the mosquito genes that affect dengue virus replication have identified a number of candidates that positively or negatively modify amplification in the invertebrate host. We used deep sequencing to compare the differential transcript abundances in Aedes aegypti 14 days post dengue infection to those of uninfected A. aegypti. The gene lethal(2)-essential-for-life [l(2)efl], which encodes a member of the heat shock 20 protein (HSP20) family, was upregulated following dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) infection in vivo. The transcripts of this gene did not exhibit differential accumulation in mosquitoes exposed to insecticides or pollutants. The induction and overexpression of l(2)efl gene products using poly(I:C) resulted in decreased DENV-2 replication in the cell line. In contrast, the RNAi-mediated suppression of l(2)efl gene products resulted in enhanced DENV-2 replication, but this enhancement occurred only if multiple l(2)efl genes were suppressed. l(2)efl homologs induce the phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, and we confirmed this finding in the cell line. However, the mechanism by which l(2)efl phosphorylates eIF2α remains unclear. We conclude that l(2)efl encodes a potential anti-dengue protein in the vector mosquito.

scholarly journals Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Immune Responses with Different Feeding Regimes Following Infection by the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Cabral ◽  
Adriano de Paula ◽  
Richard Samuels ◽  
Rodrigo da Fonseca ◽  
Simone Gomes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Antimicrobial Peptides ◽  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Fat Body ◽  
Negative Regulator ◽  
Toll Pathway ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Imd Pathway ◽  
Feeding Regimes

The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the most notorious vector of illness-causing viruses. The use of entomopathogenic fungi as bioinsecticides is a promising alternative for the development of novel mosquito control strategies. We investigate whether differences in immune responses could be responsible for modifications in survival rates of insects following different feeding regimes. Sucrose and blood-fed adult A. aegypti females were sprayed with M. anisopliae 1 × 106 conidia mL−1, and after 48 h, the midgut and fat body were dissected. We used RT-qPCR to monitor the expression of Cactus and REL1 (Toll pathway), IMD, REL2, and Caspar (IMD pathway), STAT and PIAS (JAK-STAT pathway), as well as the expression of antimicrobial peptides (Defensin A, Attacin and Cecropin G). REL1 and REL2 expression in both the midgut and fat body were higher in blood-fed fungus-challenged A. aegypti than in sucrose-fed counterparts. Interestingly, infection of sucrose-fed insects induced Cactus expression in the fat body, a negative regulator of the Toll pathway. The IMD gene was upregulated in the fat body in response to fungal infection after a blood meal. Additionally, we observed the induction of antimicrobial peptides in the blood-fed fungus-challenged insects. This study suggests that blood-fed A. aegypti are less susceptible to fungal infection due to the rapid induction of Toll and IMD immune pathways.

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