Effects ofPlagiorchis elegans(Trematoda: Plagiorchiidae) Infection on the Carbohydrate Metabolism of Fourth InstarAedes aegypti(Diptera: Culicidae)
| Autor: | Donald F. Niven, H. Rachelle Wallage, Manfred E. Rau |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Phosphorylases Trehalase activity Aedes aegypti Carbohydrate metabolism Biology chemistry.chemical_compound Glycogen phosphorylase Aedes Animals Trehalase General Veterinary Glycogen fungi Trehalose Plagiorchis elegans biology.organism_classification Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases Glucose Infectious Diseases Biochemistry chemistry Insect Science Carbohydrate Metabolism Parasitology Trematoda |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Entomology. 38:312-317 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2928 0022-2585 |
| DOI: | 10.1603/0022-2585-38.2.312 |
| Popis: | Infection of fourth-instar Aedes aegypti (L.) with the entomopathogenic digenean Plagiorchis elegans (Rudolphi) alters the carbohydrate metabolism of the insect. Within 24 h of cercarial penetration, total body extracts of infected fourth instars exhibited decreased trehalase activity, increased trehalose-6-phosphatase activity, and a concomitant accumulation of trehalose when compared with uninfected larvae. The amounts of glucose, glycogen and lipids, and the activity of glycogen phosphorylase a were similar in extracts of infected and control larvae. The predominant fatty acids, in both control and infected larvae, were C 18:0, C 18:1, and C 18:3. There were no significant differences in the types or proportions of fatty acids found in control and infected larvae. Parasitic infection is discussed in terms of impaired trehalose metabolism. |
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