Scabies mite inactive serine proteases are potent inhibitors of the human complement lectin pathway.

• Main Authors: Simone L Reynolds (Author), Robert N Pike (Author), Angela Mika (Author), Anna M Blom (Author), Andreas Hofmann (Author), Lakshmi C Wijeyewickrema (Author), Dave Kemp (Author), Katja Fischer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Scabies is an infectious skin disease caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei and has been classified as one of the six most prevalent epidermal parasitic skin diseases infecting populations living in poverty by the World Health Organisation. The role of the complement system, a pivotal component of hu...