In Vitro Mode of Action and Anti-thrombotic Activity of Boophilin, a Multifunctional Kunitz Protease Inhibitor from the Midgut of a Tick Vector of Babesiosis, Rhipicephalus microplus.

BACKGROUND:Hematophagous mosquitos and ticks avoid host hemostatic system through expression of enzyme inhibitors targeting proteolytic reactions of the coagulation and complement cascades. While most inhibitors characterized to date were found in the salivary glands, relatively few others have been...

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Main Authors: Teresa C Assumpção, Dongying Ma, Daniella M Mizurini, R Manjunatha Kini, José M C Ribeiro, Michail Kotsyfakis, Robson Q Monteiro, Ivo M B Francischetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4706430?pdf=render