The sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis LL5 embryonic cell line has active Toll and Imd pathways and shows immune responses to bacteria, yeast and Leishmania

Prophenoloxidase genes and antimicrobial host defense of the model beetle, Tribolium castaneum

(2015) Kakeru Yokoi et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Recent advances in phlebotomine sand fly research related to leishmaniasis control

(2015) Paul A Bates et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Lutzomyia longipalpis Presence and Abundance Distribution at Different Micro-spatial Scales in an Urban Scenario

(2015) María Soledad Santini et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Colonisation resistance in the sand fly gut: Leishmania protects Lutzomyia longipalpis from bacterial infection

(2014) Mauricio RV Sant’Anna et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Bacterial feeding, Leishmania infection and distinct infection routes induce differential defensin expression in Lutzomyia longipalpis

(2013) Erich L Telleria et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Caspar-like Gene Depletion ReducesLeishmaniaInfection in Sand Fly HostLutzomyia longipalpis

(2012) Erich L. Telleria et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Validation of Aedes aegypti Aag-2 cells as a model for insect immune studies

(2012) Ana Barletta et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Investigation of the Bacterial Communities Associated with Females of Lutzomyia Sand Fly Species from South America

(2012) Mauricio R. V. Sant’Anna et al.   PLoS One

Positive and negative regulation of the Drosophila immune response

(2011) Kamna Aggarwal et al.   BMB Reports

Lulo cell line derived from Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae): a novel model to assay Leishmania spp. and vector interaction

(2011) Luzia MC Côrtes et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Active Suppression of Early Immune Response in Tobacco by the Human Pathogen Salmonella Typhimurium

(2011) Natali Shirron et al.   PLoS One

Study on the bacterial midgut microbiota associated to different Brazilian populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva) (Diptera: Psychodidae)

(2008) Cheryl Gouveia et al.   NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Non-specific antiviral response detected in RNA-treated cultured cells of the sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis

(2007) A.N. Pitaluga et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY