%0 Journal Article
%T Caspase-1 participates in apoptosis of salivary glands in Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides
%A Haiyan Gong
%A Houshuang Zhang
%A Jie Cao
%A Jinlin Zhou
%A Xinmao Yu
%A Yongzhi Zhou
%J Archive of "Parasites & Vectors".
%D 2017
%R 10.1186/s13071-017-2161-1
%X 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. Although it was previously reported that salivary degeneration in ixodid ticks is in response to hormonal stimulation, questions still exist with the underlying mechanisms of salivary gland apoptosis
%K Caspase-1
%K Apoptosis
%K Salivary glands
%K Autophagy
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5422879/