Hallmarks of crustacean immune hemocytes at single-cell resolution
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 In invertebrates, hemocytes are the key factors in innate immunity. However, the types of invertebrate immune hemocytes are unclassified due to the limitation of morphological classification.
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Transcriptomic characterization of mucosal hemocytes in the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) underlines their potential role as immune sentinels [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologySubstantial progress has been made in understanding hemocytes within the hemolymph (herein referred to as circulatory hemocytes), which are essential for immune defense and various physiological functions in bivalve mollusks.
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Reactive Oxygen Species in Unstimulated Hemocytes of the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas: A Mitochondrial Involvement [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas is a sessile bivalve mollusc whose homeostasis relies, at least partially, upon cells circulating in hemolymph and referred to as hemocytes.
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Extracellular traps, an ancient defense mechanism described in hemocytes of the tick Rhipicephalus microplus [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground NETosis is a conserved process that has been maintained throughout evolution in various species. However, in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus, a process similar to NETosis, known as ETosis, has not been previously described.
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Characterization of Anopheles gambiae immune cells through genetic and functional immunophenotyping [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsMosquito immune cells, or hemocytes, are integral components of the innate immune responses that define vector competence. To date, the characterization and functional classification of hemocytes has been hindered by the limited availability of genetic ...
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Rapid regulation of hemocyte homeostasis in crayfish and its manipulation by viral infection
Fish and Shellfish Immunology Reports, 2021 In crustaceans, the number of circulating hemocytes changes rapidly in response to pathogen infection and injury, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear.
Zaichao ZHENG +5 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 Immunocyte migration to infection sites is important for host cellular defense, but the main types of migrating hemocytes and their mechanisms against pathogen invasions are unclear in invertebrates. In the present study, a population of hemocytes in the
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The Role of Mosquito Hemocytes in Viral Infections
Viruses, 2022 Insect hemocytes are the only immune cells that can mount a humoral and cellular immune response. Despite the critical involvement of hemocytes in immune responses against bacteria, fungi, and parasites in mosquitoes, our understanding of their antiviral
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NO Synthesis in Immune-Challenged Locust Hemocytes and Potential Signaling to the CNS
Insects, 2021 Similar to vertebrates, insects are exposed to a broad variety of pathogens. The innate insect immune system provides several response mechanisms such as phagocytosis, melanization, and the synthesis of antimicrobial or cytotoxic compounds. The cytotoxic
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 DM9 refers to an uncharacterized protein domain that is originally discovered in Drosophila melanogaster. Two proteins with DM9 repeats have been recently identified from Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas as mannose-specific binding pattern-recognition ...
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