节食的蚊子减少了那些讨厌的叮咬。

Mosquitoes on a Diet Reduce Those Pesky Bites.

机构信息

Disease Vector Group, Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden; The authors made equal contributions.

出版信息

Trends Parasitol. 2019 May;35(5):335-336. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.03.003. Epub 2019 Mar 23.

DOI:10.1016/j.pt.2019.03.003

PMID:30910491

Abstract

Targeting the internal regulation of mosquito's human-seeking capacity provides a novel means for vector control. Mosquitoes bite us to obtain blood in order to develop their eggs. Professor Vosshall and colleagues (Cell 2019;176:687-701) have exploited the modulatory pathway to control this hunger for blood by designing drugs based on human diet-suppression pharmaceuticals.

摘要

靶向蚊子寻找人类的内在调节机制为病媒控制提供了一种新手段。蚊子叮咬我们以获取血液来孵化它们的卵。Vosshall 教授及其同事（Cell 2019；176:687-701）利用调节途径，通过设计基于人类饮食抑制药物的药物来控制这种对血液的渴望。