What's behind a sand fly bite? The profound effect of sand fly saliva on host hemostasis, inflammation and immunity

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue , 2014, Pages 691-703

  Abdeladhim, Maha ^a   Kamhawi, Shaden ^a   Valenzuela, Jesus G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunity; Leishmaniasis; Salivary protein; Sand flies; Transcriptomes; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; LEISHMANIA VACCINE; SALIVA PROTEIN; VACCINE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE CARRIER; FLY BITE; HEMOSTASIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; LEISHMANIASIS; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SECRETION; PSYCHODIDAE; SALIVA; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; ANIMAL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; INSECT VECTOR; LEISHMANIA; PARASITOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSMISSION;

PHLEBOTOMINAE;

ANIMALS; HEMOSTASIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHODIDAE; SALIVA; VACCINES;

EID: 84912109401     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.07.028     Document Type: Article

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