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Peptide OPTX-1 From Ornithodoros papillipes Tick Inhibits the pS273R Protease of African Swine Fever Virus

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a large double-stranded DNA virus and causes high mortality in swine. ASFV can be transmitted by biological vectors, including soft ticks in genus Ornithodoros but not hard ticks.
Jingjing Wang, Jingjing Wang, Mengyao Ji, Bingqian Yuan, Anna Luo, Zhenyuan Jiang, Zhenyuan Jiang, Tengyu Zhu, Tengyu Zhu, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Peter Muiruri Kamau, Lin Jin, Lin Jin, Ren Lai, Ren Lai, Ren Lai, Ren Lai   +17 more
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Fusogenic RNA Nanomodules for Fusion‐Mediated and Multiplexed siRNA Delivery

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A fusogenic lipid‐layered RNA nanomodules (L‐CRAMs) enable high‐capacity and long‐lasting siRNA delivery through membrane fusion. These nanomodules carry exceptionally large siRNA payloads, avoid conventional endosomal uptake, and release multiple functional siRNAs through Dicer‐mediated processing.
Sunghyun Moon, Iksoo Jang, Taehyeon Kim, Nayoung Yoon, Kyuha Yum, Jong Bum Lee   +5 more
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Polymer Substrates for Flexible Sensors: Advances and Contributions to Smart Agriculture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes recent advances in polymer‐based flexible sensors for smart agriculture, focusing on polymer substrate design, interface engineering, and applications in soil, plant, animal, aquaculture, and post‐harvest monitoring.
Yihui Li, Zhangzheng Xiao, Zheng Yan, Adnan Raza Altaf, Qun Song, Dingding Yao, Afshan Sohail, Yixin Wang, Wenxiu Ma, Shanjun Li, Yaohui Chen, Peiwen Liu, Kai Zhang   +12 more
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Soft ticks perform evaporative cooling during blood-feeding [PDF]

Journal of Insect Physiology, 2020
Abstract Feeding on the blood of warm-blooded vertebrates is associated to thermal stress in haematophagous arthropods. It has been demonstrated that blood-sucking insects protect their physiological integrity either by synthesising heat-shock proteins or by means of thermoregulatory mechanisms.
Claudio R. Lazzari, Aurélie Fauquet, Chloé Lahondère, Ricardo N. Araújo, Marcos H. Pereira   +4 more
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A Novel Drug‐Loaded Porous Parylene Electrode for Targeted Anti‐Inflammatory Therapy and Hearing Preservation in Cochlear Implantation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A porous parylene‐coated electrode loaded with dexamethasone was developed to reduce inflammation after cochlear implantation. In guinea pigs, the device provided sustained drug release, maintained biocompatibility, improved auditory brainstem response thresholds, and reduced inflammatory cell infiltration and TNF‐α expression.
Chi‐Chieh Chang, Ying‐Chang Lu, Yu‐Ming Chang, Yen‐Hui Chan, Hong‐Yu Yan, Yi‐Shan Lee, Pei‐Hsuan Lin, Cheng‐Yu Hsieh, Chuan‐Jen Hsu, Tien‐Chen Liu, Hsien‐Yeh Chen, Chen‐Chi Wu   +11 more
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Seasonal distribution and faunistic of ticks in the Alashtar county (Lorestan Province), Iran

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Ticks are non-permanent obligate parasites that have considerable medical-veterinary and zoonosis importance. In this regard a study designed to investigate the distribution and fauna of ticks in the Alashtar county in Iran from April and ...
Behroz Davari, Firoz Nazari Alam, Hassan Nasirian, Mansour Nazari, Mohammad Abdigoudarzi, Aref Salehzadeh   +5 more
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Differential Expression of Putative Ornithodoros turicata Defensins Mediated by Tick Feeding

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Additional research on soft ticks in the family Argasidae is needed to bridge the knowledge gap relative to hard ticks of the family Ixodidae; especially, the molecular mechanisms of Ornithodoros biology.
Brittany A. Armstrong, Brittany A. Armstrong, Alexander R. Kneubehl, Alexander R. Kneubehl, Robert D. Mitchell, Aparna Krishnavajhala, Pete D. Teel, Adalberto A. Pérez de León, Job E. Lopez, Job E. Lopez   +9 more
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Defensins as a promising class of tick antimicrobial peptides: a scoping review

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2022
Background Ticks are hematophagous parasites that transmit an extensive range of pathogens to their vertebrate hosts. Ticks can destroy invading microorganisms or alleviate infection via their rudimentary but orchestrated innate immune system ...
Jiahui Wu, Xia Zhou, Qiaoqiao Chen, Zhiqiang Chen, Jinyu Zhang, Lele Yang, Yuxuan Sun, Guohui Wang, Jianfeng Dai, Tingting Feng   +9 more
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Influence of endosymbionts on the reproductive fitness of the tick Ornithodoros moubata

Peer Community Journal, 2023
Over the past decade, many studies have demonstrated the crucial role of the tick microbiome in tick biology. The soft tick Ornithodoros moubata is a hematophagous ectoparasite of Suidae, best known for transmitting the  African swine fever virus.
Taraveau, Florian, Pollet, Thomas, Duhayon, Maxime, Gardès, Laëtitia, Jourdan-Pineau, Hélène   +4 more
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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa, Gracia Mendoza, Silvia Irusta, Manuel Arruebo   +3 more
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