ArticleParasites & vectors2017
The contribution of dietary restriction to extended longevity in the malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii.
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- A Systematic Review of the Effects of Temperature onInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Potential persistence mechanisms of the major Anopheles gambiae species complex malaria vectors in sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review.Malaria journal · 2023Review
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- Effects of Elevated Temperatures on the Growth and Development of Adult Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes.Journal of medical entomology · 2022Article
- Effects of constant temperature and daily fluctuating temperature on the transovarial transmission and life cycle ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Managing Wildlife Disease Under Climate Change.EcoHealth · 2021Article
- Induction of long-lived potential aestivation states in laboratory An. gambiae mosquitoes.Parasites & vectors · 2020Article
- Comprehensive and Durable Modulation of Growth, Development, Lifespan and Fecundity inFrontiers in microbiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundVariation in longevity has long been of interest in vector biology because of its implication in disease transmission through vectorial capacity. Recent studies suggest that Anopheles coluzzii adults persist during the ~7 month dry season via aestivation. Recently there has been a growing body of evidence linking dietary restriction and low ratio of dietary protein to carbohydrate with extended longevity of animals. Here, we evaluated the effects of dietary restriction and the protein : carbohydrate ratio on longevity of An. coluzzii.
resultsIn our experiment, we combined dietary regimes with temperature and relative humidity to assess their effects on An. coluzzii longevity, in an attempt to simulate aestivation under laboratory conditions. Our results showed significant effects of both the physical and the dietary variables on longevity, but that diet regimen had a considerably greater effect than those of the physical conditions. Higher temperature and lower humidity reduced longevity. At 22 °C dietary protein (blood) shortened longevity when sugar was not restricted (RH = 85%), but extended longevity when sugar was restricted (RH = 50%).
conclusionsDietary restriction extended longevity in accord with predictions, but protein : carbohydrate ratio had a negligible effect. We identified conditions that significantly extend longevity in malaria vectors, however, the extent of increase in longevity was insufficient to simulate aestivation.
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