LYZ and infection: For example, in the silkworm Bombyx mori, lysozyme expression is strongly upregulated in hemocytes following infection with Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus and has been demonstrated to exert antiviral effects.[20] Similarly, in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae, two lysozymes mediate specific antiviral immune responses against systemic O'nyong‐nyong virus infection.[21] Although insect lysozymes participate in antiviral defense, their precise antiviral mechanisms remain unclear.