Helena Horká

Crystal structure and functional characterization of an immunomodulatory salivary cystatin from the soft tick <i>Ornithodoros moubata</i>

Guido C. Paesen, Pavlína Řezáčová, Zuzana Kovářová et al. · Biochemical Journal · 2010 · 71 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Immunology +17

The crystal structures of two salivary cystatins from the tick <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> and the effect of these inhibitors on the establishment of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> infection in a murine model

Helena Horká, John F. Andersen · Molecular Microbiology · 2010 · 69 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +15

The Tick Salivary Protein Sialostatin L Inhibits the Th9-Derived Production of the Asthma-Promoting Cytokine IL-9 and Is Effective in the Prevention of Experimental Asthma

Helena Horká, Valérie Staudt, Matthias Klein et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2012 · 66 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Pharmacology +11

Tick saliva affects both proliferation and distribution of Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes in mouse organs and increases transmission of spirochetes to ticks

Helena Horká, Kateřina Černá, Anna Skallová et al. · International Journal of Medical Microbiology · 2009 · 33 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +11

Antibodies enhance the protective effect of CD4+ T lymphocytes in SCID mice perorally infected with <i>Encephalitozoon cuniculi</i>

Bohumil Sak, Jiřı́ Salát, Helena Horká et al. · Parasite Immunology · 2005 · 24 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +15