BELGHAZI , Maya

Insect hemolymph transports, exchanges, and eliminates soluble compounds from the hemocoel. These processes play a critical role in many physiological processes, including development and immunity. Since matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) are the major circulating gelatinases in the blood of various species, including mammals, we used gel...

In healthy Drosophila melanogaster larvae, plasmatocytes and crystal cells account for 95% and 5% of the hemocytes, respectively. A third type of hemocytes, lamellocytes, are rare, but their number increases after oviposition by parasitoid wasps. The lamellocytes form successive layers around the parasitoid egg, leading to its encapsulation and...

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The pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum hosts different facultative symbionts (FS) which provide it with various benefits, such as tolerance to heat or protection against natural enemies (e.g. fungi, parasitoid wasps). Here, we investigated whether and how the presence of certain FS could affect phenoloxidase activity, a key component of insect...

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Les endoparasitoïdes pondent à l ' intérieur d 'un insecte hôte dans lequel ils se développent, entraînant sa mort. Leur succès reproducteur dépend donc de leur capacité à contrôler l'immunité et la physiologie de l'hôte (Dupas et al. 2003). Les stratégies utilisées font notamment appel à l'injection de facteurs de virulence lors de la ponte,...

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