作者: Michael R. Strand , Louis L. Pech
DOI: 10.1146/ANNUREV.EN.40.010195.000335
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摘要: The insect immune system serves as a key defense against attack by parasitoids. Incompatible hosts often eliminate parasitoids by encapsulation, a process in which hemocytes form a multilayered envelope around the invading organism. Capsule formation involves cooperation between one or more classes of hemocytes and is likely mediated by cytokines and adhesion molecules. Reciprocally, parasitoids have evolved a variety of strategies for overcoming host immune responses. Some parasitoids passively avoid …