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Rodents as Hosts of Pathogens and Related Zoonotic Disease Risk

Pathogens, 2020
Rodents are known to be reservoir hosts for at least 60 zoonotic diseases and are known to play an important role in their transmission and spread in different ways.
Handi Dahmana, L. Granjon, C. Diagne, B. Davoust, F. Fenollar, O. Mediannikov   +5 more
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miR-31-5p regulates cold acclimation of the wood-boring beetle Monochamus alternatus via ascaroside signaling

BMC Biology, 2020
Background Survival to cold stress in insects living in temperate environments requires the deployment of strategies that lead to physiological changes involved in freeze tolerance or freeze avoidance.
Bin Zhang, Lilin Zhao, Jing Ning, Jacob D. Wickham, Haokai Tian, Xiaoming Zhang, Meiling Yang, Xiangming Wang, Jianghua Sun   +8 more
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A Plant Virus Ensures Viral Stability in the Hemolymph of Vector Insects through Suppressing Prophenoloxidase Activation

mBio, 2020
Most plant viruses require vector insects for transmission. Viral stability in the hemolymph of vector insects is a prerequisite for successful transmission of persistent plant viruses.
Xiaofang Chen, Jinting Yu, Wei Wang, Hong Lu, Le Kang, Feng Cui   +5 more
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The invasion process of the entomopathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis into the larvae of ghost moths (Thitarodes xiaojinensis) using a GFP-labeled strain

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Chinese cordyceps is a well-known and valuable traditional Chinese medicine that forms after Ophiocordyceps sinensis parasitizes ghost moth larvae. The low natural infection rate of O.
Peipei Wu, Peipei Wu, Qilian Qin, Jihong Zhang, Huan Zhang, Xuan Li, Hongtuo Wang, Qian Meng   +7 more
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Population cycles and outbreaks of small rodents: ten essential questions we still need to solve

Oecologia, 2020
Most small rodent populations in the world have fascinating population dynamics. In the northern hemisphere, voles and lemmings tend to show population cycles with regular fluctuations in numbers.
H. Andreassen, J. Sundell, Fraucke Ecke, S. Halle, Marko Haapakoski, H. Henttonen, O. Huitu, J. Jacob, Kaja Johnsen, E. Koskela, J. Luque-Larena, N. Lecomte, H. Leirs, J. Mariën, Magne Neby, Osmo Rätti, Thorbjörn Sievert, G. Singleton, J. Van Cann, Bram Vanden Broecke, H. Ylönen   +20 more
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PEBP balances apoptosis and autophagy in whitefly upon arbovirus infection

Nature Communications, 2022
Arbovirus has co-evolved with its insect vector, enabling efficient and persistent transmission by vectors. Here, the authors reveal an immune homeostatic mechanism shaped by apoptosis and autophagy that facilitates arbovirus preservation within its ...
Shifan Wang, Huijuan Guo, Keyan Zhu-Salzman, Feng Ge, Yucheng Sun   +4 more
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Methods Used to Evaluate Pain Behaviors in Rodents

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2017
Rodents are commonly used to study the pathophysiological mechanisms of pain as studies in humans may be difficult to perform and ethically limited.
J. Deuis, L. Dvorakova, I. Vetter
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Transient rapamycin treatment can increase lifespan and healthspan in middle-aged mice [PDF]

, 2016
The FDA approved drug rapamycin increases lifespan in rodents and delays age-related dysfunction in rodents and humans. Nevertheless, important questions remain regarding the optimal dose, duration, and mechanisms of action in the context of healthy ...
Anderson, Anisimov, Atarashi, Augustine, Bates, Blackwell, Chen, Dai, de Oliveira, Ericsson, Ericsson, Flynn, Goldman, Halloran, Hard, Harrison, Hothorn, Johnson, Johnson, Johnson, Kaeberlein, Lamming, Majumder, Mannick, Mathew, Miller, Miller, Paulson, Prakash, Ramos, Treuting, Wilkinson, Xu, Zhang   +33 more
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N-glycosylation of Viral E Protein Is the Determinant for Vector Midgut Invasion by Flaviviruses

mBio, 2018
Transmission of flaviviruses by hematophagous insects such as mosquitoes requires acquisition of the virus during blood feeding on the host, with midgut as the primary infection site.
Dan Wen, Suhua Li, Fangfang Dong, Yanan Zhang, Yongfang Lin, Jumei Wang, Zhen Zou, Aihua Zheng   +7 more
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Risk factors for human acute leptospirosis in northern Tanzania [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Leptospirosis is a major cause of febrile illness in Africa but little is known about risk factors for human infection. We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate risk factors for acute leptospirosis and Leptospira ...
Allan, Kathryn J., Biggs, Holly M., Cash-Goldwasser, Shama, Cleaveland, Sarah, Crump, John A., Galloway, Renee L., Halliday, Jo E.B., Kazwala, Rudovick R., Lwezaula, Bingileki F., Maro, Venance P., Maze, Michael J., Mmbaga, Blandina T., Muiruri, Charles, Rubach, Matthew P., Saganda, Wilbrod, Shand, Michael C., Sharples, Katrina J.   +16 more
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