| Drosophila hemopoiesis and cellular immunity. | |
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PMID: 17404248 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In Drosophila melanogaster larvae, three classes of circulating cellular immune surveillance cells (hemocytes) can be identified: plasmatocytes, crystal cells, and lamellocytes. Plasmatocytes are professional phagocytes most similar to the mammalian monocyte/macrophage lineage and make up approximately 95% of circulating hemocytes. The other approximately 5% of circulating hemocytes consists of crystal cells, which secrete components necessary for the melanization of invading organisms, as well as for wound repair. A third cell type known as lamellocytes are rarely seen in healthy larvae and are involved in the encapsulation of invading pathogens. There are no obvious mammalian counterparts for crystal cells or lamellocytes, and there is no equivalent to the lymphoid lineage in insects. In this review, I will discuss what is currently known about Drosophila hemopoiesis and the cellular immune response and where possible compare it to vertebrate mechanisms. |
Authors:
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Michael J Williams |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) Volume: 178 ISSN: 0022-1767 ISO Abbreviation: J. Immunol. Publication Date: 2007 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-04-03 Completed Date: 2007-05-21 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985117R Medline TA: J Immunol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 4711-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Umeå Centre for Molecular Pathogenesis, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. michael.williams@ucmp.umu.se |
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Animals Cell Differentiation Drosophila / immunology* Hematopoiesis* Immunity, Cellular* Immunity, Innate Phagocytosis Wound Healing |
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