EXCRETED SECRETED PRODUCTS FROM THE PARASITIC NEMATODE STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE MANIPULATE THE DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER IMMUNE RESPONSE

Excreted secreted products from the parasitic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae manipulate the Drosophila melanogaster immune response

Abstract Steinernema carpocapsae is an entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) that rapidly infects and kills a wide range of insect hosts and has been linked to host immunosuppression during the initial stages of infection.The lethal nature of S.carpocapsae infections has previously been credited to its symbiotic bacteria; however, it has become evident t

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Genetic diversity of the recovered populations of Mesocriconema xenoplax (Nematoda: Criconematidae) from orchards in Fars province, Southern Iran

In this survey, 14 populations of Mesocriconema xenoplax were collected from the rhizosphere of eight fruit and nut trees in Fars province, Southern Iran.The phylogenetic relationships of these populations with other representatives of the species were investigated using sequences of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 mitochondrial gene (COI) and D2-D3

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Development of Triptolide Self-Microemulsifying Drug Delivery System and Its Anti-tumor Effect on Gastric Cancer Xenografts

Purpose: To develop a triptolide (TP) self-microemulsifying drug delivery system and to investigate its anti-tumor effect on human gastric cancer line MGC80-3 xenografts in nude mice.Methods: The medium chain triglyceride (MCT) was selected as oil phase; polyoxyethylene castor oil (EL) was selected as lcpl chevrons surfactant, and PEG-400 was selec

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Comer para existir: trauma, oralidade e contornos do Eu

Our objetctive is lcpl chevrons to investigate forms of organization of the self derived from the experience of crossing traumatic situations.The starting point was the treatment of a young woman that, after having suffered cranioencephalic trauma, developed compulsion for eating sweets and talking.This can be a resource in face of traumatic experi

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