Polyphenol-Rich Diets Exacerbate AMPK-Mediated Autophagy, Decreasing Proliferation of Mosquito Midgut Microbiota, and Extending Vector Lifespan.

• Main Authors: Rodrigo Dutra Nunes (Author), Guilherme Ventura-Martins (Author), Débora Monteiro Moretti (Author), Priscilla Medeiros-Castro (Author), Carlucio Rocha-Santos (Author), Carlos Renato de Oliveira Daumas-Filho (Author), Paula Rego Barros Bittencourt-Cunha (Author), Karina Martins-Cardoso (Author), Cecília Oliveira Cudischevitch (Author), Rubem Figueiredo Sadok Menna-Barreto (Author), José Henrique Maia Oliveira (Author), Desiely Silva Gusmão (Author), Francisco José Alves Lemos (Author), Daniela Sales Alviano (Author), Pedro Lagerblad Oliveira (Author), Carl Lowenberger (Author), David Majerowicz (Author), Ricardo Melo Oliveira (Author), Rafael Dias Mesquita (Author), Georgia Correa Atella (Author), Mário Alberto Cardoso Silva-Neto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Mosquitoes feed on plant-derived fluids such as nectar and sap and are exposed to bioactive molecules found in this dietary source. However, the role of such molecules on mosquito vectorial capacity is unknown. Weather has been recognized as a major determinant of the spread of dengue, an...