Effects of Dengue 2 Virus inoculation on Toxorhynchites splendens larvae

Shafee, N. and AbuBakar, Sazaly (2006) Effects of Dengue 2 Virus inoculation on Toxorhynchites splendens larvae. Journal of Entomology, 3. pp. 89-94. DOI https://doi.org/10.3923/je.2006.89.94.

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Abstract

Potential occurrence of dengue 2 virus (DENV-2)-induced apoptosis in mosquito larvae was investigated. Heads of Toxohrynchites splendens mosquito larvae were inoculated with DENV-2 inoculum at multiplicity of infection of 0.0005-0.001 plaque forming unit per cell. After 7 days of incubation, the larvae heads were severed and squashed onto slides. Following immunofluorescence staining with mouse polyclonal antibody against DENV-2, antigens were detected in 17.5 of the total cells counted. Counterstaining of the cells using colorimetric apoptotic staining method revealed that 21.7 of the antigen-positive cells were in apoptotic state. Statistical analyses of the data showed that the induction of apoptosis was directly correlated to the DENV-2 infection and not merely a metamorphic programmed cell death response.

Item Type:	Article
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Dengue fever; Toxohrynchites; Mosquito larvae; immunofluorescence staining
Subjects:	R Medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine
Depositing User:	Miss Nur Jannatul Adnin Ahmad Shafawi
Date Deposited:	28 Nov 2012 03:46
Last Modified:	13 Feb 2019 08:12
URI:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/3994

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