Immunity to distinct sand fly salivary proteins primes the anti-Leishmania immune response towards protection or exacerbation of disease.

• 主要な著者: Fabiano Oliveira (著者), Phillip G Lawyer (著者), Shaden Kamhawi (著者), Jesus G Valenzuela (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Leishmania parasites are transmitted in the presence of sand fly saliva. Together with the parasite, the sand fly injects biologically active salivary components that favorably change the environment at the feeding site. Exposure to bites or to salivary proteins results in immunity specific to these...