An overview of the sand fly salivary proteins in vaccine development against leishmaniases

An overview of the sand fly salivary proteins in vaccine development against leishmaniases

Leishmaniases are a group of vector-borne parasitic diseases transmitted through the infected sand flies. Leishmania parasites are inoculated into the host skin along with sand fly saliva. The sand fly saliva consists of biologically active molecules with anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory, and immun...

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Main Authors: Shima Fayaz, Fariborz Bahrami, Parviz Parvizi, Pezhman Fard-Esfahani, Soheila Ajdary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2022-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Sand fly;
Salivary proteins;
Leishmania;
Vaccine;
Immunity
Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/3922

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