2009
Langerhans Cell Deficiency Impairs Ixodes scapularis Suppression of Th1 Responses in Mice▿
Vesely DL, Fish D, Shlomchik MJ, Kaplan DH, Bockenstedt LK. Langerhans Cell Deficiency Impairs Ixodes scapularis Suppression of Th1 Responses in Mice▿. Infection And Immunity 2009, 77: 1881-1887. PMID: 19273564, PMCID: PMC2681756, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00030-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTh1 responseTick salivaLangerhans cell subsetsLC-deficient miceSkin dendritic cellsTh1 immune responseTh cell polarizationTh cell responsesRegional lymph nodesT cell responsesTick feedingSecondary lymphoid organsGamma interferon productionSpleens of miceWild-type miceIxodes scapularis ticksT helperDendritic cellsLymph nodesLN cellsCell subsetsImmunomodulatory effectsLymphoid organsTh2 cellsImmune response
1993
Entomologic and demographic correlates of anti-tick saliva antibody in a prospective study of tick bite subjects in Westchester County, New York.
Schwartz B, Nadelman R, Fish D, Childs J, Forseter G, Wormser G. Entomologic and demographic correlates of anti-tick saliva antibody in a prospective study of tick bite subjects in Westchester County, New York. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1993, 48: 50-7. PMID: 8427388, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1993.48.50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSaliva antibodiesIndependent predictorsI. damminiLate-stage Lyme diseaseStrong independent predictorEnzyme-linked immunosorbentEngorgement indicesErythema migransProspective studyAntibody responseBiologic markersRisk factorsTick biteTick exposureNormal controlsSubject ageLogistic regressionLyme diseaseSalivary glandsOptical density valuesBiteTick engorgementConsistent changesDemographic correlatesAntibodies