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THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FAT BODIES AND OENOCYTES IN THE ADULT FEMALES OF THE SAND FLY VECTORS LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS AND PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI
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Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Departamento de Biologia Geral. Programa de Pos-graduaçao em Biologia Celular e Estrutural. Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Departamento de Biologia Geral. Programa de Pos-graduaçao em Biologia Celular e Estrutural. Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Fundaçao Oswaldo Cruz Instituto de Pesquisa Rene Rachou. Laboratorio de Entomologia Medica. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Kansas State University. Department of Entomology. Manhattan, KS, USA
Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Departamento de Biologia Geral. Programa de Pos-graduaçao em Biologia Celular e Estrutural. Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Departamento de Biologia Geral. Programa de Pos-graduaçao em Biologia Celular e Estrutural. Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Fundaçao Oswaldo Cruz Instituto de Pesquisa Rene Rachou. Laboratorio de Entomologia Medica. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Kansas State University. Department of Entomology. Manhattan, KS, USA
Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Departamento de Biologia Geral. Programa de Pos-graduaçao em Biologia Celular e Estrutural. Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Abstract
The fat body (FB) is responsible for the storage and synthesis of the majority of proteins and metabolites secreted into the hemolymph. Oenocytes are responsible for lipid processing and detoxification. The FB is distributed throughout the insect body cavity and organized as peripheral and perivisceral portions in the abdomen, with trophocytes and oenocytes attached to the peripheral portion. Here, we investigated the morphology and the subcellular changes in the peripheral and perivisceral FBs and in oenocytes of the sand flies Lutzomyia longipalpis and Phlebotomus papatasi after blood feeding. In L. longipalpis two-sized oenocytes (small and large) were identified, with both cell types displaying well-developed reticular system and smooth endoplasmic reticulum, whereas in P. papatasi, only small cells were observed. Detailed features of FBs of L. longipalpis and P. papatasi are shared either prior to or after blood feeding. The peripheral and perivisceral FBs responded to blood feeding with the development of glycogen zones and rough endoplasmic reticulum. This study provides the first detailed description of the FBs and oenocytes in sand flies, contributing significantly towards are better understanding of the biology of such important disease vectors.
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