The immunomodulatory factors of arthropod saliva and the potential for these factors to serve as vaccine targets to prevent pathogen transmission

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 131-141

  Titus, R G ^a   Bishop, J V ^a   Mejia, J S ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Immunomodulators; Saliva; Vaccines; Vasodilators

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE; MAXADILAN; SALIVARY GLAND PROTEIN 15; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ARTHROPOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION; MOSQUITO; PARASITE VECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODIDAE; REVIEW; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLAND; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; ARTHROPODS; CULICIDAE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INSECT PROTEINS; IXODIDAE; LEISHMANIASIS; PSYCHODIDAE; SALIVA; VACCINATION; VACCINES, SUBUNIT;

ARTHROPODA; IXODIDAE; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645108429     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2006.00807.x     Document Type: Review

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