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Caspase-1 participates in apoptosis of salivary glands in Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Ticks are among the most harmful vectors worldwide. Their salivary glands play essential roles in blood-feeding and pathogen transmission and undergo apoptosis after feeding.
Xinmao Yu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Data-mining the FlyAtlas online resource to identify core functional motifs across transporting epithelia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
<p>Background Comparative analysis of tissue-specific transcriptomes is a powerful technique to uncover tissue functions. Our FlyAtlas.org provides authoritative gene expression levels for multiple tissues of Drosophila melanogaster (1).
Chintapalli, V.R.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Body Biofluids for Minimally‐Invasive Diagnostics: Insights, Challenges, Emerging Technologies, and Clinical Potential

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Recent advances in diagnostics have accelerated the development of miniaturized wearable technologies for the continuous monitoring of diseases. This paradigm is shifting healthcare away from invasive, centralized blood tests toward decentralized monitoring, using alternative body biofluids.
Lanka Tata Rao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survival of Theileria parva in its nymphal tick vector Rhipicephalus appendiculatus under laboratory and quasi natural conditions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Groups of nymphal Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Muguga, having a mean of 1 or 9 Theileria parva Muguga-infected salivary gland acini per tick, were kept under quasi-natural conditions at an altitude of 1950 m or 20°C at a relative humidity of 85% in the ...
Medley, Graham   +2 more
core   +1 more source

A Photo‐Patternable Solid‐State Electrolyte for High‐Performance, Miniaturized, and Implantable Organic Electrochemical Transistor‐Based Circuits

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
A photo‐patternable solid‐state electrolyte based on 𝜄‐carrageenan (𝜄‐CGN) and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) is developed to enable high‐performance complementary OECT circuits. The successful demonstration of fully implanted devices for vagus nerve stimulation in mice highlights solid‐state 𝜄‐CGN‐based electrolytes as a promising platform ...
Miao Xiong   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

A toolbox of engineered mosquito lines to study salivary gland biology and malaria transmission

open access: yesPLoS Pathogens, 2022
Mosquito saliva is a vehicle for the transmission of vector borne pathogens such as Plasmodium parasites and different arboviruses. Despite the key role of the salivary glands in the process of disease transmission, knowledge of host-pathogen ...
Dennis Klug   +4 more
doaj  

An antigen-driven B-cell response within the salivary glands of patients with Sjögren’s syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Infection with a bacterium or virus induces the production of antibodies, specialised protein molecules that bind to and eliminate the microorganism.
Berek, C., Stott, D.I.
core  

Gamma interferon-dependent clearance of cytomegalovirus infection in salivary glands [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
Cytomegalovirus (CMV), similar to other members of the Herpesviridae family, can establish both persistent and latent infections. Each of the CMVs that are found in many animal species replicates in the salivary gland, and oral secretion represents a ...
Jonjic, Stipan   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Recent Advances in Reactive Microdroplets for Clean Water and Energy

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Reactive microdroplets enable precise and sustainable chemistry at small scales. This review explores their role as confined reactors and dynamic interfaces for synthesizing functional materials, fuels, and microdevices. It offers a critical perspective on how droplet‐based platforms can drive next‐generation technologies in clean energy, environmental
Qiuyun Lu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multifunctional Bioactive Coatings Based on Bioglass, Vitamin D3, and Melittin Deposited via MAPLE for Enhanced Osseointegration, Antibacterial Activity, and Corrosion Resistance of Titanium Implants

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Matrix‐Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (MAPLE) technique is used to cover titanium (Ti) substrates with multifunctional bioactive coatings composed of bioglass, vitamin D3, and melittin. Coatings exhibited excellent chemical integrity and favorable micro/nanostructured morphology (promoting cellular adhesion and viability), and a sustained release of
Irina Negut   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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