Anti-inflammatory activities of Aedes aegypti cecropins and their protection against murine endotoxin shock

Mosquitoes are armed with physiologically active compounds to suppress the host immunity including host inflammatory reaction. However, the specific anti-inflammatory components in mosquitoes remain unknown.

Source: Parasites and Vectors - August 14, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Lin Wei, Yang Yang, Yandong Zhou, Min Li, Hailong Yang, Lixian Mu, Qian Qian, Jing Wu and Wei Xu Tags: Research Source Type: research