Publications by authors named "Jean-Luc Aymeric"
Background: Dietary selenium is of fundamental importance to maintain optimal immune function and enhance immunity during infection. To this end, we examined the effect of selenium on macrophage bactericidal activities against Staphylococcus aureus.
Methods: Assays were performed in golden Syrian hamsters and peritoneal macrophages cultured with S.
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- * A review of over 150 RNAi experiments reveals that RNAi is most effective in the Saturniidae family and immunity-related genes, while epidermal gene expression is more challenging to silence.
- * The study highlights the need for more research on RNAi mechanisms in Lepidoptera and its links to immune responses, with ongoing data collection to improve understanding through a public database.
Xenorhabdus nematophila/Steinernema carpocapsae and Photorhabdus luminescens/Heterorhabditis bacteriophora are nemato-bacterial complexes highly pathogenic for insects. Using a syringe as artificial vector, we have analyzed the effects of the two bacteria, X. nematophila and P.
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