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From: The IMD and Toll canonical immune pathways of Triatoma pallidipennis are preferentially activated by Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, respectively, but cross-activation also occurs

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Relative expression of Tppgrp-lc, Tptoll, Tprelish, and antimicrobial peptide transcripts in blood-fed, non-fed, and non-challenged bugs. All transcripts in the fat body of blood-fed bugs showed significantly higher expression (defensin B 3.51-, prolixicin 3.38-, lysozyme B 3.12-, Tppgrp-lc 3.12-, Tptoll 3.08-, and Tprelish 2.63-fold), compared with non-fed groups. Groups with three biological replicas of eight bugs were analyzed. Relative expression (2−∆∆CT) is the quantified change between transcripts. Asterisks indicate P < 0.0001. Bars represent the mean transcript levels ± 95% CI. All groups were adjusted for β-actin. Upper right: timeline showing the experimental strategy to obtain the fat body of each bug in the non-fed and blood-fed groups

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