2023
Adiponectin in the mammalian host influences ticks’ acquisition of the Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia
Tang X, Cao Y, Booth C, Arora G, Cui Y, Matias J, Fikrig E. Adiponectin in the mammalian host influences ticks’ acquisition of the Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia. PLOS Biology 2023, 21: e3002331. PMID: 37862360, PMCID: PMC10619873, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipocyte-derived hormoneBite siteAdiponectin-deficient miceInfiltration of neutrophilsTick bite sitePro-inflammatory responseWild-type animalsIxodes scapularis ticksIL-1βVascular leakageHistamine releaseTick biteAdiponectinInfectious diseasesLyme disease agentBlood feeding arthropodsBorrelia burgdorferiScapularis ticksAnimal infectious diseasesBlood feedingB. burgdorferi survivalHuman bloodHormonePathogen acquisitionMammalian hosts
2009
Inflammasome-activating biodegradable nanoparticulates as vaccine delivery systems (135.80)
Fahmy T, DEMENTO S, Eisenbarth S, Caplan M, Saltzman W, Mellman I, Ledizet M, Fikrig E, Flavell R. Inflammasome-activating biodegradable nanoparticulates as vaccine delivery systems (135.80). The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 182: 135.80-135.80. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.182.supp.135.80.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchToll-like receptorsIL-1βInflammasome activationProinflammatory cytokines IL-1βAntigen-presenting cellsClass of nanomaterialsCytokines IL-1βSurface of nanoparticlesWest Nile encephalitisInnate immune pathwaysVaccine delivery systemWild-type macrophagesCellular immunityVaccination approachesMurine modelInflammasome activityType macrophagesImmune pathwaysAdjuvant deliveryDanger signalsVaccine designModel antigenLipopolysaccharideAntigenBiocompatible polyester