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Fat body-specific reduction of CTPS alleviates HFD-induced obesity [PDF]

eLife, 2023
Obesity induced by high-fat diet (HFD) is a multi-factorial disease including genetic, physiological, behavioral, and environmental components. Drosophila has emerged as an effective metabolic disease model. Cytidine 5'-triphosphate synthase (CTPS) is an
Jingnan Liu, Yuanbing Zhang, Qiao-Qi Wang, Youfang Zhou, Ji-Long Liu   +4 more
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Transcriptomic Evidence for Cell-Autonomous Sex Differentiation of the Gynandromorphic Fat Body in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori [PDF]

Journal of Developmental Biology
The classic model of sex determination in insects suggests that they do not have sex hormones and that sex is determined in a cell-autonomous manner. On the other hand, there is accumulating evidence that the development of secondary sexual traits is ...
Fumiko Yamamoto, Takeshi Yokoyama, Yan Su, Masataka G. Suzuki   +3 more
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Antioxidant Activities in the Hemolymph and Fat Body of Physiologically and Prematurely Aging Bees (Apis mellifera) [PDF]

Antioxidants
Aging is a multifactorial process that occurs in all living organisms, including bees. One of the factors accelerating this process is stress caused in bees by Varroa destructor.
Magdalena Kunat-Budzyńska, Patrycja Staniszewska, Krzysztof Olszewski, Aneta Strachecka   +3 more
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Fat Body Metabolome Revealed Glutamine Metabolism Pathway Involved in Prepupal Apis mellifera Responding to Cold Stress [PDF]

Insects
Thermal condition affects the development and growth of ectotherms. The stenothermic honeybee brood, particularly the prepupae, are sensitive to low rearing temperature.
Xinjian Xu, Mingjie Cao, Chenyu Zhu, Lingqing Mo, Huajiao Huang, Jiaying Xie, Bingfeng Zhou, Shujing Zhou, Xiangjie Zhu   +8 more
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The impact of SARS-Cov-2 infection on the periocular injection pain and hypersensitive reaction to botulinum toxin type A: results from clinical questionnaires

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in the medical field, yet the use of botulinum toxin type A has remained uninterrupted.
Xiangyu Liu, Yanli Tian, Chanyuan Jiang, Miao Dong, Ming Li, Hefeng Sun, Xuefeng Han, Facheng Li   +7 more
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Enzymatic efficacy of Nimbecidine®, a neem extract, against the phosphatases in certain tissues of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) [PDF]

Archives of Agriculture Sciences Journal, 2021
The desert locust Schistocerca gregaria is a destructive pest for several crops, particularly which are considered as the main food sources for human and animals.
A. Basiouny
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The Nutrient-Responsive Molecular Chaperone Hsp90 Supports Growth and Development in Drosophila

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
Animals can sense internal nutrients, such as amino acids/proteins, and are able to modify their developmental programs in accordance with their nutrient status.
Yuya Ohhara, Yuya Ohhara, Yuya Ohhara, Genki Hoshino, Kyosuke Imahori, Tomoya Matsuyuki, Kimiko Yamakawa-Kobayashi, Kimiko Yamakawa-Kobayashi   +7 more
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Deficiency of Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase Impairs Digestion, Lipid Synthesis, and Reproduction in the Kissing Bug Rhodnius prolixus

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
Rhodnius prolixus is a hematophagous insect, vector of Chagas disease. After feeding, as blood is slowly digested, amino acids are used as substrates to fuel lipid synthesis, and adult females accumulate lipids in the fat body and produce eggs.
Bruno Moraes, Valdir Braz, Samara Santos-Araujo, Isadora A. Oliveira, Larissa Bomfim, Isabela Ramos, Katia C. Gondim   +6 more
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Intestinal Immune Deficiency and Juvenile Hormone Signaling Mediate a Metabolic Trade-off in Adult Drosophila Females

Metabolites, 2023
A trade-off hypothesis pertains to the biased allocation of limited resources between two of the most important fitness traits, reproduction and survival to infection.
Gavriella Shianiou, Savvas Teloni, Yiorgos Apidianakis   +2 more
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Vitellogenin-2 Accumulation in the Fat Body and Hemolymph of Babesia-Infected Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
The protozoan parasite Babesia spp. invades into tick oocytes and remains in the offspring. The transovarial transmission phenomenon of Babesia in ticks has been demonstrated experimentally, but the molecular mechanisms remain unclear.
Maki Kuniyori, Nariko Sato, Naoaki Yokoyama, Shin-ichiro Kawazu, Xuenan Xuan, Hiroshi Suzuki, Kozo Fujisaki, Kozo Fujisaki, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji   +8 more
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