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Poly-paraphyly of Hirudinidae: many lineages of medicinal leeches

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2009
Background Medicinal leeches became infamous for their utility in bloodletting popularized in the 19th century, and have seen a recent resurgence in post-operative treatments for flap and replantation surgeries, and in terms of characterization of ...
Mark Siddall, Anna J Phillips, Siddall Mark E   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Predictive Distribution Modeling of the Medicinal Leech Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820 (Hirudinea, Hirudinidae) in Sicily: Implications for Conservation

Ecology and Evolution
Hirudo verbana, a medicinal leech species of conservation concern, has long been considered rare and fragmented across its distribution range due to overexploitation and habitat alteration.
Mirko Liuzzo, Serge Utevsky, Federico Marrone   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A new species of medicinal leech in the genus Hirudo Linnaeus, 1758 (Hirudiniformes, Hirudinidae) from Tianjin City, China [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2022
Medicinal leeches in the genus Hirudo have been utilized for therapeutic procedures for thousands of years. To date, six known species of Hirudo are widely distributed in different regions of the Eurasian continent.
Hao Wang, Fan-Ming Meng, Si-Jie Jin, Jiang-Wei Gao, Xiang-Rong Tong, Zi-Chao Liu   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Comparative analyses of three swallow species (Aves, Passeriformes, Hirundinidae): Insights on karyotype evolution and genomic organization [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2020
Despite the richness of species in the Hirudinidae family, little is known about the genome organization of swallows. The Progne tapera species presents genetic and morphological difference when compared to other members of the same genus.
Suziane Alves Barcellos, Rafael Kretschmer, Marcelo Santos de Souza, Alice Lemos Costa, Tiago Marafiga Degrandi, Cassiane Furlan Lopes, Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith, Jorge Pereira, Edivaldo Herculano Correa de Oliveira, Ricardo José Gunski, Analía del Valle Garnero   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

COMPARATIVE ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY OF THE SALIVARY GLANDS OF TWO HEMATOPHAGOUS LEECHES (ANNELIDA, CLITELLATA, ARHYNCHOBDELLIDA) IN IRAQ

Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum, 2023
During July -August of 2021, thirty-one leeches were collected from two localities in Erbil and its suburbs for studying the morphological features of jaws, denticles,and salivary gland cells.
Huda Sdiq Bilal, Sherwan Tayeb Ahmed
doaj   +1 more source

A new species of buffalo leech in the genus Hirudinaria Whitman, 1886 (Arhynchobdellida, Hirudinidae) from Thailand [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2020
Hirudinaria manillensis (Lesson, 1842), commonly known as the buffalo leech, shows a polymorphism of two ventral colorations. The green color morph has a plain green ventral surface and the red color morph has a brick-red ventral surface with two black ...
Ekgachai Jeratthitikul, Putita Jiranuntskul, Takafumi Nakano, Chirasak Sutcharit, Somsak Panha   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Development of a flow‐sensitive macroinvertebrate index for Australian rivers

River Research and Applications, Volume 38, Issue 5, Page 846-862, June 2022., 2022
Abstract Hydrologically sensitive macroinvertebrate indices have been developed in Europe, the Americas and New Zealand to serve many purposes such as monitoring ecological responses to drought, flow regulation, water extraction and the provision of environmental flows.
Bruce C. Chessman, Leon Metzeling, David P. Robinson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meta‐Analysis of Naoxintong Capsule for Patients with Vascular Dementia

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Background. Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common form of dementia among the elderly. There is currently no unequivocal recommendation of an effective treatment option for VaD. Objective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Naoxintong capsule (NXT) in the treatment of VaD patients. Methods.
Li Li, Yawei Zheng, Jinjing Bao, Yandong Zhao, Qiuchi Zhang, Wenlei Li, Minghua Wu, Mario Dioguardi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tongxinluo Exerts Inhibitory Effects on Pyroptosis and Amyloid‐β Peptide Accumulation after Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion in Rats

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Amyloid‐β peptide (Aβ) accumulation is a detrimental factor in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injuries accounting for dementia induced by ischemic stroke. In addition to blood brain barrier (BBB), the glymphatic system mediated by aquaporin‐4 (AQP‐4) on astrocytic endfeet functions as an important pathway for the clearance of Aβ in the brain ...
Bing Wang, Zhongkuan Lyu, Yuanjin Chan, Qiyue Li, Li Zhang, Kaili Liu, Yaming Li, Zhonghai Yu, Weidong Pan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protective Effect of Yi Shen Pai Du Formula against Diabetic Kidney Injury via Inhibition of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Epithelial‐to‐Mesenchymal Transition in db/db Mice

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Objective. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the most common chronic microvascular complications of diabetes; however, there remains a lack of effective therapeutic strategies. Yi Shen Pai Du Formula (YSPDF), a traditional Chinese medicine preparation, has been clinically used in treating chronic kidney disease (CKD) for more than 20 years ...
Qilin Zhang, Xiaocui Liu, Mitchell A. Sullivan, Chen Shi, Bin Deng, Liang-Jun Yan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source