CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2021, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (4): 542-547.doi: 10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2021.04.020

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Research progress on tick protective antigens

LV Li-hong1(), ZHANG Jin-cheng2, HU Yong-hong1,*()   

  1. 1 College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
    2 Shijiazhuang Posts and Telecommunications Technical College, Shijiazhuang 050021, China
  • Received:2020-10-05 Revised:2020-11-06 Online:2021-08-30 Published:2021-05-28
  • Contact: HU Yong-hong E-mail:18835223014@163.com;yonghong79@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Chunhui Program from the Ministry of Education of China(Z2017018);Foundation of Hebei Normal University(L2020Z06)

Abstract:

Ticks are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites that can transmit a variety of pathogens, having harmful impacts on human health and the husbandry industry. Screening for efficient protective antigens to develop anti-tick vaccines has become a safe and effective strategy for tick control. This paper briefly introduces the commercial Bm86 protective antigen, and summarizes current status of protective antigens with different characteristics derived from tick salivary glands, midgut, gonads and eggs, as well as protective antigens of enzymes, protease inhibitors and conservative proteins. The review will provide a scientific basis for the development of anti-tick vaccines.

Key words: Tick, Protective antigen, Anti-tick vaccine

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