Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3215319 | Journal of Investigative Dermatology | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The skin is a critical barrier between hosts and pathogens in arthropod-borne diseases. It harbors many resident cells and specific immune cells to arrest or limit infections by secreting inflammatory molecules or by directly killing pathogens. However, some pathogens are able to use specific skin cells and arthropod saliva for their initial development, to hide from the host immune system, and to establish persistent infection in the vertebrate host. A better understanding of the initial mechanisms taking place in the skin should allow the development of new strategies to fight these vector-borne pathogens that are spread worldwide and are of major medical importance.
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Authors
Quentin Bernard, Benoit Jaulhac, Nathalie Boulanger,