2022
Aedes aegypti anti-salivary proteins IgG levels in a cohort of DENV-like symptoms subjects from a dengue-endemic region in Colombia
Olajiga O, Marin-Lopez A, Cardenas J, Gutierrez-Silva L, Gonzales-Pabon M, Maldonado-Ruiz L, Worges M, Fikrig E, Park Y, Londono-Renteria B. Aedes aegypti anti-salivary proteins IgG levels in a cohort of DENV-like symptoms subjects from a dengue-endemic region in Colombia. Frontiers In Epidemiology 2022, 2: 1002857. PMID: 38455331, PMCID: PMC10910902, DOI: 10.3389/fepid.2022.1002857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIgG antibodiesDengue virusZika virusWest Nile virus infectionDengue disease progressionSystemic immune responsesPotential protective effectFever endemic areasDengue-endemic regionsSalivary proteinsProduction of antibodiesFemale Aedes mosquitoesSalivary gland extractsNterm-34Clinical characteristicsIgG levelsDENV infectionAntibody responseDisease progressionArboviral infectionsVirus infectionImmune responseMosquito bitesProtective effectImmunomodulatory properties
2020
The Effects of A Mosquito Salivary Protein on Sporozoite Traversal of Host Cells
Chuang YM, Agunbiade TA, Tang XD, Freudzon M, Almeras L, Fikrig E. The Effects of A Mosquito Salivary Protein on Sporozoite Traversal of Host Cells. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 224: 544-553. PMID: 33306099, PMCID: PMC8328219, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPassive immunizationCell traversal activityMosquito saliva proteinsMosquito salivary proteinsMosquito salivaNeutrophil chemotaxisProtein monoclonal antibodyProtective effectSporozoite glidingSporozoite infectivitySporozoite traversalMonoclonal antibodiesHost skinAnopheles mosquitoesProtein 1ImmunizationBlood mealSporozoitesSalivaMiceHost cellsSaliva proteinsSalivary proteinsAntiserumVertebrate hosts
2008
The Tick Salivary Protein Salp15 Inhibits the Killing of Serum-Sensitive Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Isolates
Schuijt TJ, Hovius JW, van Burgel ND, Ramamoorthi N, Fikrig E, van Dam AP. The Tick Salivary Protein Salp15 Inhibits the Killing of Serum-Sensitive Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Isolates. Infection And Immunity 2008, 76: 2888-2894. PMID: 18426890, PMCID: PMC2446733, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00232-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplement-mediated killingBurgdorferi-specific antibodiesBorrelia burgdorferiStrong protective effectSerum-sensitive isolatesNormal human serumBorrelia burgdorferi sensu latoBurgdorferi sensu latoProtective effectMembrane attack complexTick salivaLyme diseaseBorrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolatesComplement complexI. scapularis Salp15B. burgdorferiSalp15Attack complexBurgdorferiHuman serumKillingSpirochetesIxodes scapularisIsolatesTicks
1998
Immune Evasion by Tickborne and Host-Adapted Borrelia burgdorferi
de Silva A, Fikrig E, Hodzic E, Kantor F, Telford S, Barthold S. Immune Evasion by Tickborne and Host-Adapted Borrelia burgdorferi. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1998, 177: 395-400. PMID: 9466527, DOI: 10.1086/514200.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Roles of OspA, OspB, and flagellin in protective immunity to Lyme borreliosis in laboratory mice
Fikrig E, Barthold SW, Marcantonio N, Deponte K, Kantor FS, Flavell RA. Roles of OspA, OspB, and flagellin in protective immunity to Lyme borreliosis in laboratory mice. Infection And Immunity 1992, 60: 657-661. PMID: 1730500, PMCID: PMC257680, DOI: 10.1128/iai.60.2.657-661.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtective immunityProtective effectRecombinant outer surface protein AActive immunization experimentsSurface protein AOuter surface protein AB. burgdorferi proteinsActive immunizationResidual seraRecombinant OspAImmunization experimentsLyme borreliosisInfectionLyme disease agentMiceImmunityBorrelia burgdorferiAntibodiesImmunizationOspAOspBLaboratory miceSerumFlagellinDisease agents