SALIVA OF THE TICK IXODES-DAMMINI INHIBITS NEUTROPHIL FUNCTION

被引:140
作者
RIBEIRO, JMC
WEIS, JJ
TELFORD, SR
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV, SCH PUBL HLTH, DEPT TROP PUBL HLTH, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
[2] HARVARD UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT RHEUMATOL & IMMUNOL, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
关键词
Acari; anaphylatoxin; Arthropod salivary gland; Borrelia burgdorferi; Ectoparasite; Ixodes dammini; Ixodidae; Neutrophil aggregation; Neutrophil glucuronidase secretion; Neutrophil phagocytosis; Neutrophil superoxide secretion;
D O I
10.1016/0014-4894(90)90121-R
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Pilocarpine-induced saliva of adult female Ixodes dammini ticks inhibits the function of peritonealderived rat neutrophils, as measured by anaphylatoxin-induced aggregation, FMLP-induced granule enzyme secretion, zymosan-induced superoxide secretion, and phagocytosis of Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes. Inhibition ranged from 40 to 80% when saliva was diluted 20 times into the assay medium. This neutrophil-inhibiting activity of I. dammini saliva may aid in tick feeding and facilitate pathogen transmission. © 1990.
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