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3 February 2016 Human C5a Protein Participates in the Mosquito Immune Response Against Dengue Virus
Berlin Londono-Renteria, Crystal Grippin, Jenny C. Cardenas, Andrea Troupin, Tonya M. Colpitts
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Dengue virus (DENV) is transmitted by Aedes spp mosquitoes during a bloodmeal uptake. The bloodmeal consists of host cells, immune factors, and possibly blood-borne pathogens, such as arboviruses. Human cells and immune-related factors, like the complement system, can remain active in the bloodmeal and may be able to interact with pathogens in the mosquito. Previous studies have shown that active complement proteins impact Plasmodium parasite viability in the Anopheles midgut. Thus, we investigated the effects of the human complement on DENV infection in the midgut of Aedes aegypti. Our findings indicate that mosquitoes receiving DENV mixed with normal non-inactivated human serum showed significantly lower viremia than those fed with heat-inactivated serum. This implies that human complement may act to limit DENV infection in the mosquito midgut. In addition, we found that human complement C5a protein was able to directly communicate with mosquito cells, affecting the cell antiviral response against DENV. Our results also show that human C5a protein is able to interact with several membrane-bound mosquito proteins. Together these results suggest an important role of human complement protein in DENV transmission.

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Berlin Londono-Renteria, Crystal Grippin, Jenny C. Cardenas, Andrea Troupin, and Tonya M. Colpitts "Human C5a Protein Participates in the Mosquito Immune Response Against Dengue Virus," Journal of Medical Entomology 53(3), 505-512, (3 February 2016). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjw003
Received: 21 September 2015; Accepted: 11 January 2016; Published: 3 February 2016
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Aedes
dengue
human complement
mosquito
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