Recent Advances in the Use of <i>Galleria mellonella</i> Model to Study Immune Responses against Human Pathogens

Recent Advances in the Use of <i>Galleria mellonella</i> Model to Study Immune Responses against Human Pathogens

The use of invertebrates for in vivo studies in microbiology is well established in the scientific community. Larvae of <i>Galleria mellonella</i> are a widely used model for studying pathogenesis, the efficacy of new antimicrobial compounds, and immune responses. The immune system of &l...

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Main Authors: Thais Cristine Pereira, Patrícia Pimentel de Barros, Luciana Ruano de Oliveira Fugisaki, Rodnei Dennis Rossoni, Felipe de Camargo Ribeiro, Raquel Teles de Menezes, Juliana Campos Junqueira, Liliana Scorzoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
<i>Galleria mellonella</i>
in vivo study
experimental model
hemocytes
immune response
melanization
antimicrobial peptides
clotting
free radical production
primary immunization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/4/4/128

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