Reactive oxygen species scavenging by catalase is important for female Lutzomyia longipalpis fecundity and mortality.

The phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the most important vector of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL), the disseminated and most serious form of the disease in Central and South America. In the natural environment, most female L. longipalpis are thought to survive for less than 10 da...

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Autores principales:	Hector Diaz-Albiter, Roanna Mitford, Fernando A Genta, Mauricio R V Sant'Anna, Rod J Dillon
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fcaefa5290a8487e8e097118b283d0232021-11-18T06:57:31ZReactive oxygen species scavenging by catalase is important for female Lutzomyia longipalpis fecundity and mortality.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0017486https://doaj.org/article/fcaefa5290a8487e8e097118b283d0232011-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21408075/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the most important vector of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL), the disseminated and most serious form of the disease in Central and South America. In the natural environment, most female L. longipalpis are thought to survive for less than 10 days and will feed on blood only once or twice during their lifetime. Successful transmission of parasites occurs when a Leishmania-infected female sand fly feeds on a new host. Knowledge of factors affecting sand fly longevity that lead to a reduction in lifespan could result in a decrease in parasite transmission. Catalase has been found to play a major role in survival and fecundity in many insect species. It is a strong antioxidant enzyme that breaks down toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS). Ovarian catalase was found to accumulate in the developing sand fly oocyte from 12 to 48 hours after blood feeding. Catalase expression in ovaries as well as oocyte numbers was found to decrease with age. This reduction was not found in flies when fed on the antioxidant ascorbic acid in the sugar meal, a condition that increased mortality and activation of the prophenoloxidase cascade. RNA interference was used to silence catalase gene expression in female Lu. longipalpis. Depletion of catalase led to a significant increase of mortality and a reduction in the number of developing oocytes produced after blood feeding. These results demonstrate the central role that catalase and ROS play in the longevity and fecundity of phlebotomine sand flies.Hector Diaz-AlbiterRoanna MitfordFernando A GentaMauricio R V Sant'AnnaRod J DillonPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 3, p e17486 (2011)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Hector Diaz-Albiter Roanna Mitford Fernando A Genta Mauricio R V Sant'Anna Rod J Dillon Reactive oxygen species scavenging by catalase is important for female Lutzomyia longipalpis fecundity and mortality.
description	The phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the most important vector of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL), the disseminated and most serious form of the disease in Central and South America. In the natural environment, most female L. longipalpis are thought to survive for less than 10 days and will feed on blood only once or twice during their lifetime. Successful transmission of parasites occurs when a Leishmania-infected female sand fly feeds on a new host. Knowledge of factors affecting sand fly longevity that lead to a reduction in lifespan could result in a decrease in parasite transmission. Catalase has been found to play a major role in survival and fecundity in many insect species. It is a strong antioxidant enzyme that breaks down toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS). Ovarian catalase was found to accumulate in the developing sand fly oocyte from 12 to 48 hours after blood feeding. Catalase expression in ovaries as well as oocyte numbers was found to decrease with age. This reduction was not found in flies when fed on the antioxidant ascorbic acid in the sugar meal, a condition that increased mortality and activation of the prophenoloxidase cascade. RNA interference was used to silence catalase gene expression in female Lu. longipalpis. Depletion of catalase led to a significant increase of mortality and a reduction in the number of developing oocytes produced after blood feeding. These results demonstrate the central role that catalase and ROS play in the longevity and fecundity of phlebotomine sand flies.
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author	Hector Diaz-Albiter Roanna Mitford Fernando A Genta Mauricio R V Sant'Anna Rod J Dillon
author_facet	Hector Diaz-Albiter Roanna Mitford Fernando A Genta Mauricio R V Sant'Anna Rod J Dillon
author_sort	Hector Diaz-Albiter
title	Reactive oxygen species scavenging by catalase is important for female Lutzomyia longipalpis fecundity and mortality.
title_short	Reactive oxygen species scavenging by catalase is important for female Lutzomyia longipalpis fecundity and mortality.
title_full	Reactive oxygen species scavenging by catalase is important for female Lutzomyia longipalpis fecundity and mortality.
title_fullStr	Reactive oxygen species scavenging by catalase is important for female Lutzomyia longipalpis fecundity and mortality.
title_full_unstemmed	Reactive oxygen species scavenging by catalase is important for female Lutzomyia longipalpis fecundity and mortality.
title_sort	reactive oxygen species scavenging by catalase is important for female lutzomyia longipalpis fecundity and mortality.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2011
url	https://doaj.org/article/fcaefa5290a8487e8e097118b283d023
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Reactive oxygen species scavenging by catalase is important for female Lutzomyia longipalpis fecundity and mortality.

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