Allatostatin C modulates nociception and immunity in Drosophila
Bachtel ND, Hovsepian GA, Nixon DF, Eleftherianos I. Allatostatin C modulates nociception and immunity in Drosophila. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 7501. PMID: 29760446, PMCID: PMC5951828, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25855-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBacterial InfectionsBlood ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesHot TemperatureHyperalgesiaImmunityIon ChannelsMutationNeuropeptidesNociceptionPhotorhabdusReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledUp-RegulationConceptsReceptor 2Bacterial infectionsHost survivalAbsence of infectionLigand-gated ion channelsInflammatory painNociceptive neuronsChronic inflammationImmune infiltrationInflammatory responseAlters immunityImmunosuppressive substancesThermal nociceptionPathogenic bacterial infectionsNeuronal roleNociceptionRobust upregulationAllatostatin receptorImmune deficiency (IMD) pathwayBacterial challengeInfectionMicrobial stimulationImmune signalingHomeostatic conditionsDirect activation