Jimena Leyria
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Leyria J, Orchard I, Lange A
PLoS One
. 2024 Jul;
19(7):e0306611.
PMID: 38995904
In insects, biogenic amines function as neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, and neurohormones, influencing various behaviors, including those related to reproduction such as response to sex pheromones, oogenesis, oviposition, courtship, and mating. Octopamine...
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Leyria J, Fruttero L, Canavoso L
Adv Exp Med Biol
. 2024 Jun;
PMID: 38874891
Modern insects have inhabited the earth for hundreds of millions of years, and part of their successful adaptation lies in their many reproductive strategies. Insect reproduction is linked to a...
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Leyria J
Mol Cell Endocrinol
. 2024 Mar;
587:112211.
PMID: 38494046
The endocrine system plays a pivotal role in shaping the mechanisms that ensure successful reproduction. With over a million known insect species, understanding the endocrine control of reproduction has become...
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Orchard I, Al-Dailami A, Leyria J, Lange A
Front Insect Sci
. 2024 Mar;
3:1167889.
PMID: 38469518
, a major vector of Chagas disease, may be considered the model upon which the foundations of insect physiology and biochemistry were built. It is an obligate blood feeder in...
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Orchard I, Leyria J, Al-Dailami A, Nachman R, Lange A
Peptides
. 2023 Dec;
172:171135.
PMID: 38103839
The causative agent for Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, is transmitted to a human host in the urine/feces of the kissing bug, Rhodnius prolixus, following blood feeding. Kinins are important chemical...
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Leyria J, Guarneri A, Lorenzo M, Nouzova M, Noriega F, Benrabaa S, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2023 Sep;
17(9):e0011640.
PMID: 37729234
The blood-sucking hemipteran Rhodnius prolixus is one of the main vectors of Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease that affects several million people worldwide. Consuming a blood meal and mating...
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Lange A, Kisana A, Leyria J, Orchard I
Insects
. 2023 Apr;
14(4).
PMID: 37103139
The gross anatomy of the male reproductive structures and their associated musculature are described in the blood-gorging vector of Chagas disease, . The male reproductive system is composed of muscular...
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Finetti L, Leyria J, Orchard I, Lange A
Insect Biochem Mol Biol
. 2023 Apr;
156:103948.
PMID: 37075904
In insects, the biogenic amine tyramine (TA) has been shown to control several physiological processes. Recently, the involvement of the type 1 tyramine receptor (TAR1) in reproductive processes has been...
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Leyria J, Benrabaa S, Nouzova M, Noriega F, Tose L, Fernandez-Lima F, et al.
Int J Mol Sci
. 2023 Jan;
24(1).
PMID: 36613451
The rigorous balance of endocrine signals that control insect reproductive physiology is crucial for the success of egg production. , a blood-feeding insect and main vector of Chagas disease, has...
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Finetti L, Benetti L, Leyria J, Civolani S, Bernacchia G
Pestic Biochem Physiol
. 2022 Dec;
189:105295.
PMID: 36549821
Double-stranded (ds) RNA-based technologies could provide novel and potential tool for pest management with efficiency and specificity of action. However, before applying this technique in the field, it is necessary...