Tick saliva-induced programmed death-1 and PD-ligand 1 and its related host immunosuppression

Abstract The tick Rhipicephalus microplus is a harmful parasite of cattle that causes considerable economic losses to the cattle breeding industry. Although R. microplus saliva (Rm-saliva) contains several immunosuppressants, any association between Rm-saliva and the expression of immunoinhibitory m...

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Main Authors: Yamato Sajiki, Satoru Konnai, Yoshinori Ikenaka, Kevin Christian Montecillo Gulay, Atsushi Kobayashi, Luís Fernando Parizi, Benvindo Capela João, Kei Watari, Sotaro Fujisawa, Tomohiro Okagawa, Naoya Maekawa, Carlos Logullo, Itabajara da Silva Vaz, Shiro Murata, Kazuhiko Ohashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80251-y