Glycoinositolphospholipids from Trypanosomatids subvert nitric oxide production in Rhodnius prolixus salivary glands.

<h4>Background</h4>Rhodnius prolixus is a blood-sucking bug vector of Trypanosoma cruzi and T. rangeli. T. cruzi is transmitted by vector feces deposited close to the wound produced by insect mouthparts, whereas T. rangeli invades salivary glands and is inoculated into the host skin. Bug...

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Main Authors: Felipe Gazos-Lopes, Rafael Dias Mesquita, Lívia Silva-Cardoso, Raquel Senna, Alan Barbosa Silveira, Willy Jablonka, Cecília Oliveira Cudischevitch, Alan Brito Carneiro, Ednildo Alcantara Machado, Luize G Lima, Robson Queiroz Monteiro, Roberto Henrique Nussenzveig, Evelize Folly, Alexandre Romeiro, Jorick Vanbeselaere, Lucia Mendonça-Previato, José Osvaldo Previato, Jesus G Valenzuela, José Marcos Chaves Ribeiro, Georgia Correa Atella, Mário Alberto Cardoso Silva-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23077586/?tool=EBI