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Phlebotomus

 
 
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Disease relevance of Phlebotomus

 

High impact information on Phlebotomus

  • The ability of Phlebotomus papatasi to transmit only Leishmania major could be attributed to the unique, highly substituted nature of L. major LPG that provides for multiple terminally exposed beta-linked galactose residues for binding [6].
  • Sera of Sanliurfa inhabitants showed high IgG levels against saliva of Phlebotomus sergenti and P. papatasi, the 2 most abundant sand fly species in this area, but did not react with saliva of the New World sand fly, Lutzomyia longipalpis [7].
  • Comparative sequencing of mitochondrial cytochrome b (Cyt b) and isoenzyme analyses have not resolved the population structure of the Iberian lineage of the sandfly Phlebotomus perniciosus, the most widespread vector of Leishmania infantum (Protozoa, Trypanosomatidae) to humans and dogs in the western Mediterranean subregion [8].
  • Salivary glands of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi contain pharmacologically active amounts of adenosine and 5'-AMP [9].
  • Dimethyl sulfoxide enhancement of phlebotomus fever virus plaque formation [10].
 

Chemical compound and disease context of Phlebotomus

 

Biological context of Phlebotomus

 

Associations of Phlebotomus with chemical compounds

  • Other Phlebotomus group viruses produced a bit plaques (3-5 mm) and did not require DMSO for plaque formation, although an increase in plaque clarity was obtained with DMSO for some of them [10].
  • Detection of fructose in wild-caught Phlebotomus argentipes and P. papatasi in Bihar, India [14].
  • The relative efficacy of commercially available formulations of the new repellent KBR 3023 (Bayrepel, Bayer, Germany) was compared against Phlebotomus duboscqi [15].
  • Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) marismortui Theodor, 1947, synonym of P. (Pa.) alexandri Sinton, 1928 [16].
  • Digoxigenin-labelled total, Leishmania donovani DNA was used as a probe to detect the parasite in Indian Phlebotomus argentipes [17].
 

Gene context of Phlebotomus

  • This paper describes a biologically plausible mechanism for the development of a GWS-like chronic fatigue state based on loss of immunological tolerance to the vasoactive neuropeptide PACAP or its receptor following bites of the sandfly Phlebotomus papatasi and injection of the vasodilator peptide maxadilan [18].
  • All sera were negative for group A and Phlebotomus fever group viruses, as well as for Tahyna and Calovo [19].
  • Here we describe the sequence and partial characterization of six Phlebotomus papatasi midgut serine proteases: two chymotrypsin-like (Ppchym1 and Ppchym2) and four trypsin-like (Pptryp1-Pptryp4) [20].
  • A new species of the subgenus Larroussius Nitzulescu 1931, named Phlebotomus lengi in honour of the Chinese sandfly taxonomist Professor Yan Jia Leng, was found amongst the phlebotomine sandflies collected in Yunnan Province, China, in 1989 [21].
  • The ability of three populations of Phlebotomus papatasi collected from different areas of Egypt (Sinai, Aswan and Delta regions) to acquire successfully and transmit Leishmania major (Sinai sandfly isolate IPAP/EG/89/SI-177) was evaluated in the laboratory [22].
 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Phlebotomus

  • A series of behavioral tests with Aedes aegypti (L.), Anopheles stephensi Liston, mosquitoes, and the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi Scopoli in the presence of Deet, SS220, and Picaridin topically applied to the skin of human volunteers showed that the insects were deterred from feeding on and repelled from surfaces emanating the compounds [23].
  • The eggshell structure of four sandfly species: Phlebotomus perniciosus Newstead, P.perfiliewi Parrot, P.papatasi Scopoli and P.duboscqi Neveu-Lemaire, was examined by scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) [24].

References

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  2. Studies on the epidemiology of sandfly fever in Iran. II. The prevalence of human and animal infection with five phlebotomus fever virus serotypes in Isfahan province. Saidi, S., Tesh, R., Javadian, E., Sahabi, Z., Nadim, A. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. (1977) [Pubmed]
  3. Studies on the biology of phleboviruses in sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae). I. Experimental infection of the vector. Tesh, R.B., Modi, G.B. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. (1984) [Pubmed]
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  5. Base-line susceptibility of Phlebotomus papatasi to insecticides. Pener, H., Wilamovsky, A. Med. Vet. Entomol. (1987) [Pubmed]
  6. Evidence that the vectorial competence of phlebotomine sand flies for different species of Leishmania is controlled by structural polymorphisms in the surface lipophosphoglycan. Pimenta, P.F., Saraiva, E.M., Rowton, E., Modi, G.B., Garraway, L.A., Beverley, S.M., Turco, S.J., Sacks, D.L. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1994) [Pubmed]
  7. Detection of species-specific antibody response of humans and mice bitten by sand flies. Rohousova, I., Ozensoy, S., Ozbel, Y., Volf, P. Parasitology (2005) [Pubmed]
  8. Population differentiation of Phlebotomus perniciosus in Spain following postglacial dispersal. Aransay, A.M., Ready, P.D., Morillas-Marquez, F. Heredity (2003) [Pubmed]
  9. Salivary glands of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi contain pharmacologically active amounts of adenosine and 5'-AMP. Ribeiro, J.M., Katz, O., Pannell, L.K., Waitumbi, J., Warburg, A. J. Exp. Biol. (1999) [Pubmed]
  10. Dimethyl sulfoxide enhancement of phlebotomus fever virus plaque formation. McCown, J.M., Brandt, W.E., Bancroft, W.H., Russell, P.K. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. (1979) [Pubmed]
  11. Epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in India. Bora, D. The National medical journal of India. (1999) [Pubmed]
  12. Effects of permethrin-treated screens on phlebotomine sand flies, with reference to Phlebotomus martini (Diptera: Psychodidae). Basimike, M., Mutinga, M.J. J. Med. Entomol. (1995) [Pubmed]
  13. The effect of immune sera from hamsters immunized with sandfly gut and whole body extract antigens on the fecundity and mortality of Phlebotomus duboscqi (Diptera: Psychodidae). Ingonga, P., Mbati, P.A., Anjili, C.O., Mutani, A., Wishitemi, B., Odongo, S., Robert, L.L., Githure, J.I. Acta Trop. (1996) [Pubmed]
  14. Detection of fructose in wild-caught Phlebotomus argentipes and P. papatasi in Bihar, India. Dhiman, R.C. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. (1988) [Pubmed]
  15. Laboratory testing of the insect repellent KBR 3023 against Phlebotomus duboscqi (Diptera: Psychodidae). Perrotey, S., Madulo-Leblond, G., Pesson, B. Parasitol. Res. (2002) [Pubmed]
  16. Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) marismortui Theodor, 1947, synonym of P. (Pa.) alexandri Sinton, 1928. Depaquit, J., Léger, N., Ferté, H. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. (1999) [Pubmed]
  17. Screening sandflies for natural infection with Leishmania donovani, using a non-radioactive probe based on the total DNA of the parasite. Dinesh, D.S., Kar, S.K., Kishore, K., Palit, A., Verma, N., Gupta, A.K., Chauhan, D.S., Singh, D., Sharma, V.D., Katoch, V.M. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. (2000) [Pubmed]
  18. Is Gulf War Syndrome an autoimmune disorder of endogenous neuropeptides, exogenous sandfly maxadilan and molecular mimicry? Staines, D.R. Med. Hypotheses (2004) [Pubmed]
  19. Antibodies to arboviruses in northwestern Spain. González, M.T., Filipe, A.R. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. (1977) [Pubmed]
  20. Cloning and characterization of trypsin- and chymotrypsin-like proteases from the midgut of the sand fly vector Phlebotomus papatasi. Ramalho-Ortigão, J.M., Kamhawi, S., Rowton, E.D., Ribeiro, J.M., Valenzuela, J.G. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. (2003) [Pubmed]
  21. A study of phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera:Psychodidae) in Yunnan Province. V. Phlebotomus (Larroussius) lengi sp. nov. Zhang, L.M., He, M.S., Ward, R.D. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. (1994) [Pubmed]
  22. Susceptibility to Leishmania major of different populations of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) from endemic and non-endemic regions of Egypt. Hanafi, H.A., el Sawaf, B.M., Fryauff, D.J., Beavers, G.M., Tetreault, G.E. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. (1998) [Pubmed]
  23. Repellent and deterrent effects of SS220, Ppicaridin, and Deet suppress human blood feeding by Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi, and Phlebotomus papatasi. Klun, J.A., Khrimian, A., Debboun, M. J. Med. Entomol. (2006) [Pubmed]
  24. Ootaxonomy and eggshell ultrastructure of Phlebotomus sandflies. Fausto, A.M., Maroli, M., Mazzini, M. Med. Vet. Entomol. (1992) [Pubmed]
 
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