When attempting to feed on their hosts, ticks face the problem of host hemostasis (the
vertebrate mechanisms that prevent blood loss), inflammation (that can produce itching or …

Ticks are efficient vectors of arboviruses, although less than 10% of tick species are known
to be virus vectors. Most tick-borne viruses (TBV) are RNA viruses some of which cause …

In general, attempts to develop vaccines for pathogens transmitted by arthropods have met
with little or no success. It has been widely observed that the saliva of arthropods that …

The identification of chemokines in blood platelets has strengthened our view of these cells
as participants in immune host defense. Platelet chemokines representing prestored and …

Ticks are blood-feeding parasites that secrete a number of immuno-modulatory factors to
evade the host immune response. Saliva isolated from different species of ticks has recently …

Saliva of many vector arthropods contains factors that inhibit haemostatic responses in their
vertebrate hosts. Less is known about the effect of vector saliva on host immune responses …

Ticks are obligatory blood-feeding arthropods that secrete various immunomodulatory
molecules to antagonize host inflammatory and immune responses. Cytokines play an …

Ticks are hematophagous arachnids that parasitize mammals and other hosts, feeding on
their blood. Ticks secrete numerous salivary factors that enhance host blood flow or …

Inappropriate cell recruitment is a hallmark of all autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory
diseases. The prevention of inflammation by interfering with cellular recruitment through the …

Ticks are significant bloodsucking ectoparasites. Apart from causing blood loss and host
skin damage, ticks are important vectors of tick-borne pathogens that cause disease in …