Tick saliva facilitates tick feeding and infection of the host. Gene expression analysis of tick
salivary glands and other tissues involved in host–pathogen interactions has revealed a …

Ancestral reconstruction in its fullest sense aims to describe the complete evolutionary
history of a lineage. This depends on accurate phylogenies and an understanding of the key …

Tick secretory proteins modulate haemostasis, inflammation and immune responses of the
host and are attractive recombinant anti-tick vaccine candidates. Yet, many of the proteins …

Blood-sucking parasites, such as ticks, remain attached to their hosts for relatively long
periods of time in order to obtain their blood meal without eliciting an immune response. One …

Blood-feeding evolved independently in various arthropod lineages and this is evident in the
compositions of the secretory component of their salivary gland transcriptomes (sialomes) …

Ixodes holocyclus is the paralysis tick commonly found in Australia. I. holocyclus does not
cause paralysis in the primary host–bandicoots, but markedly affects secondary hosts such …

Dendritic cells (DC) play a pivotal role as antigen presenting cells (APC) and their
maturation is crucial for effectively eliciting an antigen-specific immune response. The p41 …

Os carrapatos são artrópodes hematófagos obrigatórios de grande importância médica e
veterinária. Estes artrópodes tem desenvolvido adaptações evolutivas que permitem aos …

Ticks stand out as the second most important vector of human pathogens and their control is
a key issue for public health strategies. The success of these arthropods to parasitize a large …

Ixodes holocyclus is the paralysis tick commonly found in Australia. I. holocyclus does not
cause paralysis in the primary host–bandicoots, but markedly affects secondary hosts such …