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Study The Role of Intestine Stem Cells in the Midgut Epithelium Homeostasis of Culex pipiens post Bacillus sphaericus Infection

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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The Culex (Cx.) pipiens mosquito is the main vector of Filariasis and Rift Valley Fever in Egypt. Bacillus (B.) sphaericus is a mosquitocidal bacterium that was recently developed as a commercial larvicide and is used to control pestiferous and vector mosquitos worldwide. Whereas B. sphaericus is highly active against larvae of Culex.The 4th larval instar of Cx. pipiens were dissected at 2, 10 and 14 hrs post-treatment with B. sphaericus, then the alimentary canal was fixed in 5% glutaraldehyde. Samples were dehydrated in an ethanol series, filtrated with epoxy resin, and stained with uranyl acetate. Semi-thin sections were stained with toluidine blue dye and then examined with 100X light microscopy (LM). The transverse sections (TS) of the mid and hindgut were examined by Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM). The ultrastructural changes detected showed apoptosis, shrinkage, detachment from neighbours, nuclear degranulation, a number of vacuoles developed, and the bacteria began to penetrate the larval lumen. The damage to the midgut epithelium of the fourth larval instar of Cx. pipiens caused by B. sphaericus infection have an effect on the proliferation and differentiation of intestinal stem cells (ISC) in the midgut epithelium. It occurred simultaneously with a slight increase in cell division. Precursor stems cell proliferation and differentiation could replace the destroyed epithelial cells. The ISC regenerates the architecture of the midgut epithelium, thereby accelerating tissue repair. It was found that the number of stem cells and nuclei increase over time post-bacterial infection.

DOI

10.21608/eajbsa.2023.298739

Keywords

Culex pipiens, Midgut epithelium, Mosquitoes, Bacillus sphaericus, Transmission electron microscope

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Doaa

Last Name

Mohamed

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M.

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Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Suez University, Suez, Egypt.

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doaamamdouh211@yahoo.com

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Egypt

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Nahla

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Wassim

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M.

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Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Suez University, Suez, Egypt.

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Egypt

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First Name

Howayda

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Khaled

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E.

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Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Suez University, Suez, Egypt.

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Egypt

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First Name

Tito

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Youssef

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N.

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Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.

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Egypt

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16

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2

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40883

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2023-06-01

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2023-02-10

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2023-04-22

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39

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49

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1687-8809

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2090-0813

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology

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Study The Role of Intestine Stem Cells in the Midgut Epithelium Homeostasis of Culex pipiens post Bacillus sphaericus Infection

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24 Dec 2024