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A comparative behavioral evaluation of the medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis) under different containing regime

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries, 2015
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the distribution of the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, in the containers, type of motion in the water recirculating system, and to find the optimal frequency of exchange of water in this system.
M Yousefichahardehi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systematic review of medicinal leech therapy in urology

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Urology, 2023
Background Medicinal leech therapy, otherwise known as hirudotherapy or leeching, has been utilized for numerous pathologies over centuries. The technique resurfaced in modern medicine for its beneficial effects in microsurgical complications ...
Alexander O. Battin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Helminth parasites of the levantine frog (Pelophylax bedriagae Camerano, 1882) from the western part of Turkey

open access: yesHelminthologia, 2015
Fifty-four Pelophylax bedriagae (Levantine Frog) from Turkey (İzmir and Manisa Provinces) were examined for helminth parasites. The frogs were collected between 2012 and 2014 years. Eight species of helminth parasites were recorded: 3 species of Nematoda
Demır S.   +3 more
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An Abnormal Hirudo medicinalis [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 1887
WHILST dissecting the leech in the class of practical zoology, one of my students directed my attention to an apparent abnormality in the specimen which it fell to his lot to dissect. On careful examination it was found that the vesicula seminalis of the right side had moved forwards into the fifth somite, and there opened into the base of a second and
openaire   +1 more source

The Historical and Overlooked Collapse of Medicinal Leeches in Spain

open access: yesAquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Leeches in genus Hirudo have been used in medicine since ancient times, but increased exploitation during the 19th century led to the depletion of several populations in Europe. A compilation of Hirudo records in Spain (H. troctina Johnson, 1816 and H. verbana Carena, 1820) show that the genus was more commonly mentioned and widely distributed
Francisco Blanco‐Garrido   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cloning, characterization, and heterologous expression of a candidate Hirudin gene from the salivary gland transcriptome of Hirudo nipponia

open access: yesScientific 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
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy and Safety of Hirudotherapy for Improving Sperm Quality Parameters in Male Infertility: A Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Male infertility, often characterized by impaired sperm parameters, remains a significant clinical challenge. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of hirudotherapy (medicinal leech therapy) in improving sperm quality parameters in men with idiopathic infertility.
Mozhde‐Sadat Abtahi‐Forooshani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the Mechanisms of Human Liver Regeneration via Characterization of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles

open access: yesBioMed Research International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Aim Our study is aimed at identifying circulating extracellular vesicles associated with liver regeneration in humans and mice, exploring their roles, and evaluating their content as potential biomarkers of regeneration. Methods Plasma samples were collected from 12 human liver transplant recipients and 22 mice at distinct time points postsurgery ...
Yilin Sun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Provisional atlas of the freshwater leeches of the British Isles [PDF]

open access: yes, 1981
Distribution maps were included in the second edition of the F.B.A. Scientific Publication on British freshwater leeches (Mann 1964). When that publication was extensively revised and enlarged to include a review of the literature on the ecology of ...
Elliott, J.M., Tullet, P.A.
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Multi‐Target Mechanisms of the Naofucong in Ameliorating Diabetes‐Associated Cognitive Dysfunction via cAMP/PKA/CREB‐Mediated Synaptic and Inflammatory Regulation

open access: yesCNS Neuroscience &Therapeutics, Volume 31, Issue 12, December 2025.
Naofucong exerts multi‐target neuroprotective effects by activating the cAMP/PKA/CREB pathway and coordinately regulating synaptic plasticity and neuroinflammation. ABSTRACT Objective Diabetes‐associated cognitive dysfunction (DACD) is a prevalent and debilitating complication of diabetes, yet effective therapies remain limited. The traditional Chinese
Mei Ma   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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