2024
The human CD47 checkpoint is targeted by an immunosuppressive Aedes aegypti salivary factor to enhance arboviral skin infectivity
Marin-Lopez A, Huck J, Esterly A, Azcutia V, Rosen C, Garcia-Milian R, Sefik E, Vidal-Pedrola G, Raduwan H, Chen T, Arora G, Halene S, Shaw A, Palm N, Flavell R, Parkos C, Thangamani S, Ring A, Fikrig E. The human CD47 checkpoint is targeted by an immunosuppressive Aedes aegypti salivary factor to enhance arboviral skin infectivity. Science Immunology 2024, 9: eadk9872. PMID: 39121194, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adk9872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuppress antiviral responsesArthropod proteinsPathogen replicationAntiviral responseProtein AVertebrate hostsMosquito salivary proteinsUp-regulatedBlood feedingHuman macrophagesPleomorphic effectsSkin infectionsZika virus disseminationInhibit proinflammatory responsesSalivary proteinsProteinNatural ligandWhite blood cellsHuman skin explantsProinflammatory responseMosquito salivaVirus disseminationHuman CD47Salivary factorsArbovirus infection
2023
Mosquito Salivary Proteins and Arbovirus Infection: From Viral Enhancers to Potential Targets for Vaccines
Marín-López A, Raduwan H, Chen T, Utrilla-Trigo S, Wolfhard D, Fikrig E. Mosquito Salivary Proteins and Arbovirus Infection: From Viral Enhancers to Potential Targets for Vaccines. Pathogens 2023, 12: 371. PMID: 36986293, PMCID: PMC10054260, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12030371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMosquito salivary proteinsImmune responseImportant public health challengeAdaptive immune responsesHost immune responsePublic health challengeNon-endemic areasSalivary proteinsSerious complicationsLicensed vaccineNeurological alterationsMosquito salivaClinical signsMosquito bitesHemorrhagic feverInfection outcomesRapid onsetArbovirus infectionExplosive outbreaksHealth challengesVaccineDifferent arbovirusesArboviral diseasesArthropod salivaPotential target
2019
Modeling Arboviral Infection in Mice Lacking the Interferon Alpha/Beta Receptor
Marín-Lopez A, Calvo-Pinilla E, Moreno S, Utrilla-Trigo S, Nogales A, Brun A, Fikrig E, Ortego J. Modeling Arboviral Infection in Mice Lacking the Interferon Alpha/Beta Receptor. Viruses 2019, 11: 35. PMID: 30625992, PMCID: PMC6356211, DOI: 10.3390/v11010035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse modelAnimal modelsArbovirus infectionInterferon α/β receptorAlpha/beta receptorAppropriate animal modelsNatural hostInterferon alpha/beta receptorSafe therapyProtective efficacyArboviral infectionsImmune responseAdult miceBeta receptorsNew vaccinesDisease pathogenesisExtrapolation of findingsΒ receptorExperimental infectionBiosafety level 3MiceInfectionStatistical significanceVirusPathogenesis