Immunosuppressive effects of tick protein RHcyst-1 on murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells
Abstract Background Ticks, as blood-feeding arthropod vectors, have evolved their own unique mechanism to suppress host immune responses and evade immune defenses in order to complete blood-feeding. The immunoregulatory effect of tick bioactive molecules on hosts has been widely reported, and the cy...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-04-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3411-1 |