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Use of Clodronate Liposomes to Deplete Phagocytic Immune Cells in Drosophila melanogaster and Aedes aegypti

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.627976

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phagocytosis; hemocytes; immune cells; phagocyte depletion; clodronate liposomes; Aedes (Ae; ) aegypti; Drosophila melanogaster

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  1. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases [R21AI149118]

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Researchers successfully depleted phagocytic immune cells in fruit flies and yellow fever mosquitoes using clodronate liposomes (CLD), validating the critical role of phagocytes in combating bacterial pathogens. This study demonstrates the broad utility of CLD in insect systems, advancing research on phagocyte function in insect innate immunity.
The innate immune system is the primary defense response to limit invading pathogens for all invertebrate species. In insects, immune cells are central to both cellular and humoral immune responses, however few genetic resources exist beyond Drosophila to study immune cell function. Therefore, the development of innovative tools that can be widely applied to a variety of insect systems is of importance to advance the study of insect immunity. Here, we have adapted the use of clodronate liposomes (CLD) to deplete phagocytic immune cells in the vinegar fly, Drosophila melanogaster, and the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Through microscopy and molecular techniques, we validate the depletion of phagocytic cell populations in both insect species and demonstrate the integral role of phagocytes in combating bacterial pathogens. Together, these data demonstrate the wide utility of CLD in insect systems to advance the study of phagocyte function in insect innate immunity.

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