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TISSUE & CELL
卷 38, 期 6, 页码 361-371出版社
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2006.08.005
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neem; azadirachtin; Anopheles; anti-feeding; oviposition; vitellogenesis; ultrastructure
Secondary metabolites of the neem tree (Azadirachta indica A. Juss., Meliaceae) exhibit a wide range of biological activities in insects. However. few studies have addressed the effects of neem extracts or compounds in arthropods of medical importance. In this study, a laboratory strain of Anopheles stephensi was used to assess the effects of a commercial formulation (Neem Azal((R)) (NA)), containing azadirachtin A at 34%, on blood feeding. oviposition and oocyte ultrastructure. Oral administration of Neem Azal((R)) to A. stephensi females through artificial blood meals did impair blood intake and oviposition in a concentration dependent manner. Similar results were obtained on females, which had consumed Neem Azal((R)) in sucrose solution before taking a blood meal of plain blood. Neem treated females displayed a delay in oocyte development in both the phase of vitellogenesis and the phase of choriogenesis. The ultrastructural studies on ovaries from Neena Azal((R)) treated females revealed distinct structural modifications indicative of: (i) a complete block of oogenesis, (ii) impairment of vitellogenesis and vitelline envelope formation. (iii) a severe degeneration of follicle cells. In agreement with results obtained in other insects, this study indicates that Neem Azal((R)) impairs hormone control of oogenesis and exerts a cytotoxic effect on both follicular cells and oocytes of the Asian malaria vector A. stephensi. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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