From: Interaction between saliva’s adenosine and tick parasitism: effects on feeding and reproduction
Analysed parameters | Groups | |||
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First infestation on WT mice | First and second infestation +8-pSPT-treated WT mice | Third infestation +8-pSPT-treated WT mice | First and second infestation on A2aR−/− mice | |
Expression of the ADO and PGE2 receptors | − | − | − | − |
Performance of ticks | − | + | − | + |
Expression of stimulatory and co-stimulatory molecules | − | − | + | − |
Cytokine production | − | − | + | − |