2009
Inhibition of Neutrophil Function by Two Tick Salivary Proteins
Guo X, Booth CJ, Paley MA, Wang X, DePonte K, Fikrig E, Narasimhan S, Montgomery RR. Inhibition of Neutrophil Function by Two Tick Salivary Proteins. Infection And Immunity 2009, 77: 2320-2329. PMID: 19332533, PMCID: PMC2687334, DOI: 10.1128/iai.01507-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymorphonuclear leukocytesPMN functionNumber of PMNPMN integrinsPMN adherenceNeutrophil functionSpirochete burdenTick salivary proteinsTick salivaLyme diseaseTick attachmentSalivary glandsBorrelia burgdorferiTick feedingCausative agentReduced levelsInhibitory proteinSalivaBlood mealAntihemostatic activityInfectionInhibitionSalivary proteinsHematophagous arthropodsTick Ixodes scapularis
2008
Anaplasma phagocytophilum Increases Cathepsin L Activity, Thereby Globally Influencing Neutrophil Function
Thomas V, Samanta S, Fikrig E. Anaplasma phagocytophilum Increases Cathepsin L Activity, Thereby Globally Influencing Neutrophil Function. Infection And Immunity 2008, 76: 4905-4912. PMID: 18765732, PMCID: PMC2573316, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00851-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnaplasma phagocytophilumCathepsin LCathepsinsCysteine EndopeptidasesEhrlichiosisElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHL-60 CellsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationNeutrophilsNuclear ProteinsRepressor ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTranscription FactorsConceptsA. phagocytophilum infectionPhagocytophilum infectionCathepsin L activityNeutrophil functionA. phagocytophilumL activityHuman neutrophil peptides 1Polymorphonuclear leukocyte functionNeutrophil peptide-1Human granulocytic anaplasmosisTherapeutic optionsNeutrophil defenseLeukocyte functionCathepsin LPeptide-1InfectionObligate intracellular pathogensMarked reductionGranulocytic anaplasmosisIntracellular pathogensCDP activityHost oxidative burstAnaplasma phagocytophilumPhagocytophilumOxidative burst