An overview of malaria transmission from the perspective of Amazon Anopheles vectors
AUTOR(ES)
Pimenta, Paulo FP, Orfano, Alessandra S, Bahia, Ana C, Duarte, Ana PM, Ríos-Velásquez, Claudia M, Melo, Fabrício F, Pessoa, Felipe AC, Oliveira, Giselle A, Campos, Keillen MM, Villegas, Luis Martínez, Rodrigues, Nilton Barnabé, Nacif-Pimenta, Rafael, Simões, Rejane C, Monteiro, Wuelton M, Amino, Rogerio, Traub-Cseko, Yara M, Lima, José BP, Barbosa, Maria GV, Lacerda, Marcus VG, Tadei, Wanderli P, Secundino, Nágila FC
FONTE
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
13/02/2015
RESUMO
In the Americas, areas with a high risk of malaria transmission are mainly located in the Amazon Forest, which extends across nine countries. One keystone step to understanding the Plasmodium life cycle in Anopheles species from the Amazon Region is to obtain experimentally infected mosquito vectors. Several attempts to colonise Ano- pheles species have been conducted, but with only short-lived success or no success at all. In this review, we review the literature on malaria transmission from the perspective of its Amazon vectors. Currently, it is possible to develop experimental Plasmodium vivax infection of the colonised and field-captured vectors in laboratories located close to Amazonian endemic areas. We are also reviewing studies related to the immune response to P. vivax infection of Anopheles aquasalis, a coastal mosquito species. Finally, we discuss the importance of the modulation of Plasmodium infection by the vector microbiota and also consider the anopheline genomes. The establishment of experimental mosquito infections with Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium yoelii and Plasmodium berghei parasites that could provide interesting models for studying malaria in the Amazonian scenario is important. Understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in the development of the parasites in New World vectors is crucial in order to better determine the interaction process and vectorial competence.
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