Figure 3. Nutrient deprivation depletes host lipids.
(A–C) The protein (A), sterol (B), and DAG (C) concentration of the hemolymph of flies maintained on nutritionally poor diets for 12 days is significantly lowered relative to flies maintained on a nutritionally rich diet. Mean ± SEM of three independent experiments is shown, *p=0.038, *p=0.023, and **p=0.0018, respectively.
Figure 3—figure supplement 1. The impact of nutrient deprivation on hemolymph metabolite concentrations.
Quantification of glucose (A), trehalose (B), and L-amino acid (C) concentration of the hemolymph of flies maintained on nutritionally poor diets for 12 days relative to flies maintained on a rich diet. L-amino acid concentration of the hemolymph is significantly higher in nutrient poor media relative to flies maintained under nutrient rich conditions while glucose and trehalose concentrations remain unchanged. Mean ± SEM of three independent experiments is shown, NS (p=0.1319 and p=0.357) and **p=0.0027.