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Comparative Study of Hirudins and Encoding Genes in Hirudo nipponia and Hirudo tianjinensis [PDF]
BiologyThis study systematically compared the genetic characteristics and functional activities of hirudins and their encoding genes between Hirudo nipponia (Hnip1–3) and Hirudo tianjinensis (Htia1–3) through bioinformatics analysis, recombinant protein ...
Jingjing Yin +7 more
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Blood Relatives: Linking Evolutionary History and Conservation of Medicinal Leeches (Hirudo spp.) [PDF]
Evolutionary ApplicationsMedicinal leeches of the genus Hirudo are both historically important in medicine and increasingly studied as models in ecology and biomedicine.
Gianluca Lombardo +10 more
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Morganella Morganii Infection in Hirudo Medicinalis (Iran): A Case Report
Veterinary Sciences, 2022 Medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) are used in surgical and non-surgical manners. Morganella morganii is an opportunistic and zoonotic pathogenic bacterium causing serious clinical complications.
W M Bruck, Babak Pakbin
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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 +5 more
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Research on ACEI of Low-Molecular-Weight Peptides from Hirudo nipponia Whitman
Molecules, 2022 The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is the primary pathway for regulating blood pressure in the body, and angiotensin-converting enzymes (ACEs) play a crucial role in it.
Zhao Ding, Keli Chen, Yunzhong Chen
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Biology, 2021 Until the beginning of the 21st century, the famous medicinal leech was thought to be represented by only one species, Hirudo medicinalis. However, recent publications have demonstrated that under that name, at least five different species of medicinal ...
Andrés Arias +5 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Hirudin is a pharmacologically active substance in leeches with potent blood anticoagulation properties. Although recombinant hirudin production isolated from Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus and Hirudinaria manillensis Lesson is known, to our knowledge, this
Ping Shi +5 more
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The European Zoological JournalIn recent decades, medicinal leeches of the genus Hirudo have experienced a sharp decline throughout their distribution range due to their overexploitation for medical use and habitat alteration.
F. Marrone +5 more
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Diversity of hirudin and hirudin-like factor genes in the North-African medicinal leech, Hirudo troctina. [PDF]
Parasitol ResMedicinal leeches of the genus Hirudo inhabit large areas of the Palaearctic realm. The distribution range of Hirudo troctina includes the southern Iberian peninsula and the northwestern regions of Africa. H.
Ahmed RB, Abilov A, Müller C.
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Hirudo extract ameliorates proliferative vitreoretinopathy by promoting autophagy and attenuating the THBS2/PI3K/Akt pathway [PDF]
Scientific ReportsEpithelial‒mesenchymal transition (EMT) in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells is believed to play a key role in the pathogenesis of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR).
Hui Huang +4 more
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