Insects are a highly successful group of animals that inhabit almost every habitat and environment on Earth. Part of their success is due to a rapid and highly effective immune response that identifies, inactivates, and eliminates pathogens. Insects possess an immune system that shows many similarities to the innate immune system of vertebrates, but they do not possess an equivalent system to the antibody-mediated adaptive immune response of vertebrates. However, some insect do display a process known as immune priming in which prior exposure to a sublethal dose of a pathogen, or pathogen-derived material, leads to an elevation in the immune response rendering the insect resistant to a subsequent lethal infection a short time later. ...
Immunological priming is a new and expanding area of research which focuses on the phenomenon of a h...
Insects are confronted to a wide range of infectious microorganisms. Tissues in direct contact with ...
Insects are the most diverse and prolific animal group on Earth, and as such, important lessons can ...
16 pagesInternational audienceMany organisms can improve their immune response as a function of thei...
1. Many organisms can improve their immune response as a function of their immunological experience ...
Abstract Insects possess an immune system that protects them from attacks by various pathogenic mic...
Invertebrates rely solely in innate immunity, which is believed to always respond to an infection th...
Immune priming describes the phenomenon whereby after a primary pathogen exposure, a host more effe...
Abstract Background Previous exposure to a pathogen can help organi...
All metazoans have evolved means to protect themselves from threats present in the environment: inju...
Immune specificity is the degree to which a host's immune system discriminates among various pathoge...
Immune priming in insects involves an initial challenge with a non-pathogenic microbe or exposure to...
Immune priming describes the phenomenon whereby after a primary pathogen exposure, a host more effec...
Insects are particularly resistant to microorganisms. Their host-defense system relies on several in...
Multicellular organisms constantly encounter potentially harmful microorganisms. Although insects la...
Immunological priming is a new and expanding area of research which focuses on the phenomenon of a h...
Insects are confronted to a wide range of infectious microorganisms. Tissues in direct contact with ...
Insects are the most diverse and prolific animal group on Earth, and as such, important lessons can ...
16 pagesInternational audienceMany organisms can improve their immune response as a function of thei...
1. Many organisms can improve their immune response as a function of their immunological experience ...
Abstract Insects possess an immune system that protects them from attacks by various pathogenic mic...
Invertebrates rely solely in innate immunity, which is believed to always respond to an infection th...
Immune priming describes the phenomenon whereby after a primary pathogen exposure, a host more effe...
Abstract Background Previous exposure to a pathogen can help organi...
All metazoans have evolved means to protect themselves from threats present in the environment: inju...
Immune specificity is the degree to which a host's immune system discriminates among various pathoge...
Immune priming in insects involves an initial challenge with a non-pathogenic microbe or exposure to...
Immune priming describes the phenomenon whereby after a primary pathogen exposure, a host more effec...
Insects are particularly resistant to microorganisms. Their host-defense system relies on several in...
Multicellular organisms constantly encounter potentially harmful microorganisms. Although insects la...
Immunological priming is a new and expanding area of research which focuses on the phenomenon of a h...
Insects are confronted to a wide range of infectious microorganisms. Tissues in direct contact with ...
Insects are the most diverse and prolific animal group on Earth, and as such, important lessons can ...