Comparative proteomic analysis of the hemolymph and salivary glands of Rhodnius prolixus and R. colombiensis reveals candidates associated with differential lytic activity against Trypanosoma cruzi Dm28c and T. cruzi Y.

• Main Authors: Hamilton J Barbosa (Author), Yazmin Suárez Quevedo (Author), Arlid Meneses Torres (Author), Gustavo A Gaitán Veloza (Author), Julio C Carranza Martínez (Author), Daniel A Urrea-Montes (Author), Carlos Robello-Porto (Author), Gustavo A Vallejo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Immune response of triatomines plays an important role in the success or failure of transmission of T. cruzi. Studies on parasite-vector interaction have shown the presence of trypanolytic factors and have been observed to be differentially expressed among triatomines,...