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ArticleScientific reports2025

Exploring the metabolic and cuticular mechanisms of increased pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae S.l populations from Ghana.

Miriam DedeAma Dortey, Anisa Abdulai, Isaac Kwame Sraku, Judith Dzifa Azumah, Isaac Anim-Baidoo, Yaw Asare Afrane

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Miriam DedeAma DorteyCentre for Vector-Borne Disease Research, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
Anisa AbdulaiCentre for Vector-Borne Disease Research, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
Isaac Kwame SrakuCentre for Vector-Borne Disease Research, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
Judith Dzifa AzumahCentre for Vector-Borne Disease Research, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
Isaac Anim-BaidooDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. ianim-baidoo@ug.edu.gh.
Yaw Asare AfraneCentre for Vector-Borne Disease Research, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana. yafrane@ug.edu.gh.

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Regional Centre for Vector Borne Diseases in West Africa (RCVBD)D43TW011513 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF GHANA · PI YAW ASARE AFRANE, Guiyun Yan · 2021 to 2026
$1.5M
Impact of insecticide resistance on the behavior and fitness of malaria vectorsR01AI123074 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GHANA · PI YAW ASARE AFRANE · 2016 to 2026
$1.2M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW011513National Institute of Health R01 A1123074NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI123074
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increasing insecticide resistance in malaria vectors threatens the efficacy of current control tools, however knowledge of metabolic and cuticular mechanisms is widely lacking in Ghana. We examined the metabolic and cuticular resistance mechanisms in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes from coastal and sahel zones of Ghana. WHO susceptibility tests and synergist assays were performed on F0 field collected An. gambiae s.l. Gene expression profiles of eight key metabolic and cuticular genes were determined using qRT-PCR. Moderate to high pyrethroid resistance (< 70%) were observed across all the sites. Piperonyl butoxide significantly increased susceptibility to pyrethroids across all sites and insecticides, implicating P450s. Gene expression analysis revealed overexpression of metabolic and cuticular resistance genes in field An. gambiae populations compared to the susceptible Kisumu strain. CYP6M2 and CYP6P3 were the most overexpressed metabolic genes in pyrethroid-resistant mosquitoes, compared to the pyrethroid susceptible mosquitoes in the coastal (FC: 122.28 and 231.86, p < 0.05) and sahel (FC: 344.955 and 716.37, p < 0.001) zones respectively. CYP4G16 (previously associated with cuticular resistance) was significantly overexpressed in only resistant mosquitoes (FC: 3.32-30.12, p < 0.05). Overexpression of metabolic and cuticular resistance genes in local malaria vectors highlights the need to intensify insecticide resistance management strategies to control malaria in Ghana.

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AnophelesInsecticide ResistanceInsecticidesPyrethrinsAnimalsCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemGene Expression ProfilingGhanaInsect ProteinsMalariaMosquito VectorsPiperonyl ButoxideCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemInsecticidesInsect ProteinsPiperonyl ButoxidePyrethrinsAnopheles gambiae S.lCuticularCYP450sGhanaInsecticide resistanceMetabolic

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