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Duplication of the Antistasin-Like Structure Resulted in a New Anticoagulant Protein in the Medicinal Leech [PDF]
BiomoleculesBlood-sucking organisms produce various anticoagulant proteins that prevent blood clotting in their prey. Even in well-studied species like Hirudo medicinalis, many such proteins remain unidentified.
Ksenia A. Brovina +5 more
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Host Matters: Medicinal Leech Digestive-Tract Symbionts and their Pathogenic Potential [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 Digestive-tract microbiota exert tremendous influence over host health. Host-symbiont model systems are studied to investigate how symbioses are initiated and maintained, as well as to identify host processes affected by resident microbiota.
Jeremiah Marden +4 more
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Metagenomic analysis of the medicinal leech gut microbiota
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014 There are trillions of microbes found throughout the human body and they exceed the number of eukaryotic cells by ten-fold. Metagenomic studies have revealed that the majority of these microbes are found within the gut, playing an important role in the ...
Joerg Graf +2 more
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Effects of Medicinal Leech-Related Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides on Human Blood Cells and Plasma [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 Oleg Panasenko +2 more
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Characterization of shed medicinal leech mucus reveals a diverse microbiota
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015 Microbial transmission through mucosal-mediated mechanisms is widespread throughout the animal kingdom. One example of this occurs with Hirudo verbana, the medicinal leech, where host attraction to shed conspecific mucus facilitates horizontal ...
Rita Rio
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Case report: Heparin coagulant super-sensitivity during leech therapy [PDF]
Thrombosis JournalBackground Leech therapy is used in diverse ways in the medical field, such as for flap salvation and for treatment of osteoarthritis. While bleeding is a recognized adverse effect, severe coagulopathy is rare and underreported, especially when ...
Zhan Rong +4 more
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Medicinal Leech CNS as a Model for Exosome Studies in the Crosstalk between Microglia and Neurons [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018 Quentin Lemaire +2 more
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New dermoscopic sign in leech therapy
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2023 Leeches are hermaphroditic parasites of phylum Annelida and class Hirudinea. A minority of these are sanguinivorous and the cause of human morbidity. Historically, leeches have been used for medicinal purposes with the earliest recorded being 1500 BC ...
Nahida N Bhat, Yasmeen J Bhat
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RUDN 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
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Medicinal Leeches and Hirudotherapy
Turkish Journal of Parasitology, 2011 Leeches have been used in the treatment of certain diseases since ancient times. There are a few species of medicinal leeches. However, H. medicinalis and H. verbana are known in Turkey. Currently, Turkey is one of the world's most important leech-exporting countries.
Ahmet, Gödekmerdan +3 more
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