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Tick saliva affects both proliferation and distribution of Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes in mouse organs and increases transmission of spirochetes to ticksHelena Horka
Laboratory of Vector Host Interactions, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre AS CR, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska 31, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Int J Med Microbiol 299:373-80. 2009..Taken together, these results show a very early effect of tick saliva on the proliferation and distribution of Borrelia spirochetes in the host, probably due to the effect of saliva on the host innate immunity mechanisms...
Tick saliva inhibits dendritic cell migration, maturation, and function while promoting development of Th2 responsesAnna Skallová
Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre AS CR, Branisovska 31, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
J Immunol 180:6186-92. 2008..Given the role of DCs as the key instigators of adaptive immune responses, alteration of their function might represent a major mechanism of tick-mediated immune evasion...
CD8+ T-cells mediate immunopathology in tick-borne encephalitisDaniel Ruzek
Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Virology 384:1-6. 2009..The results imply that tick-borne encephalitis is an immunopathological disease and that the inflammatory reaction significantly contributes to the fatal outcome of the infection...
