2023
Tick salivary glycans – a sugar-coated tick bite
Karim S, Leyva-Castillo J, Narasimhan S. Tick salivary glycans – a sugar-coated tick bite. Trends In Parasitology 2023, 39: 1100-1113. PMID: 37838514, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2023.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsCertain tick speciesDisease-causing pathogensNon-natural host speciesTick resistanceTick speciesTick feedingTick salivaPathogen transmissionTick bite siteMeat consumptionHematophagous arthropodsHost speciesTick biteRed meat consumptionMeat allergySuccessful feedingRed meat allergySpeciesTicksFeedingAllergic responsesImmune responseArthropodsCurrent knowledgePathogens
2017
Chapter 14 Translation of Saliva Proteins Into Tools to Prevent Vector-Borne Disease Transmission
Narasimhan S, Schleicher T, Fikrig E. Chapter 14 Translation of Saliva Proteins Into Tools to Prevent Vector-Borne Disease Transmission. 2017, 249-300. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-805360-7.00014-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathogen transmissionArthropod vectorsVector-pathogen interactionsBlood mealVector salivaVector-Borne Disease TransmissionTransmit pathogensMolecular understandingHematophagous arthropodsHost immune responseMicrobesArthropodsImmune responseSalivary proteinsPathogensHostArthropod salivaMicroorganism transmission