More than a third of the world population is at constant risk of contracting some insect-transmitted
disease, such as Dengue fever, Zika virus disease, malaria, Chagas' disease, African …

In triatomines, as well as in other insects, accumulation of yolk is a process in which an extra-ovarian
tissue, the fat body, produces yolk proteins that are packed in the egg. The main …

… A1), with a measured GC content of 27.1% that was slightly lower than that of another
hemipteran, the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (29.2%), although comparable GC content was …

Lipid droplets induced by Mycobacterium leprae in macrophages are Toll-like receptor-regulated
organelles involved in eicosanoid formation and leprosy pathogenesis. A hallmark of …

The bloodsucking hemipteran Rhodnius prolixus is a vector of Chagas' disease, which affects
7–8 million people today in Latin America. In contrast to other hematophagous insects, the …

We recently showed that M ycobacterium leprae ( ML ) is able to induce lipid droplet formation
in infected macrophages. We herein confirm that cholesterol ( Cho ) is one of the host lipid …

Trypanosoma cruzi proliferate and differentiate inside different compartments of triatomines
gut that is the first environment encountered by T. cruzi. Due to its complex life cycle, the …

Background Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) is the main phospholipid component of
oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) and is usually noted as a marker of several human …

Leishmaniasis is a tropical disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania
which affects 12million people worldwide. The discovery of drugs for the treatment of …

Heme in aqueous solutions actively promotes free radical reactions leading to degradation
of biological molecules. The blood-sucking insect Rhodnius prolixus has a heme-binding …