Publications by authors named "F Guerrieri"

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  • * The study found that the transferrin receptor CD71 is increased in Tregs in liver cancer, and its deficiency caused severe health issues in mice due to impaired Treg expansion during early life.
  • * CD71 deficiency led to iron overload in the liver, changes in gut microbiota, and suggests that Tregs may contribute to nutritional balance by competing for iron during early bacterial colonization.
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In animals, memory allows to remember important locations and conserve energy by not responding to irrelevant stimuli. However, memory formation and maintenance are metabolically costly, making it worthwhile to understand the mechanisms underlying different types of memory and their adaptive value. In this study, we investigated the memory persistence of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae, after habituation to a visual stimulus.

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Mosquito larvae display a stereotyped escape response when they rest attached to the water surface. It consists in detaching from the surface and diving, to return to the surface after a brief time. It has been shown that this response can be evoked several times, by repeatedly presenting a moving shadow.

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