A soluble factor induced by Plasmodiuminfection promotes hemocyte differentiation and increases mosquitoe resistance to subsequent infections. Here the authors show that this factor consists of a Lipocalin/Lipoxin A4 complex, and that insects can metabolize arachidonic acid to produce lipoxins.
- Jose Luis Ramirez
- Giselle de Almeida Oliveira
- Carolina Barillas-Mury