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Circulating microRNAs as Biomarkers of Hepatic Fibrosis in Schistosomiasis Japonica Patients in the Philippines [PDF]

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2022
Host-derived microRNAs (miRNAs) play important regulatory roles in schistosomiasis-induced hepatic fibrosis. This study analyzed selected serum miRNAs among Filipino schistosomiasis japonica patients with ultrasound (US)-detectable hepatic fibrosis.
Ian Kim B. Tabios   +11 more
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Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals a peripheral landscape of immune cells in Schistosomiasis japonica [PDF]

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is a devastating parasitic disease. This progressive and debilitating helminth disease is often associated with poverty and can lead to chronic poor health. Despite ongoing research, there is currently
Junhui Li   +8 more
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Metagenomic analysis of the intestinal microbiome reveals the potential mechanism involved in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens in treating schistosomiasis japonica in mice [PDF]

open access: yesMicrobiology Spectrum
Schistosomiasis japonica is one of the neglected tropical diseases characterized by chronic hepatic, intestinal granulomatous inflammation and fibrosis, as well as dysbiosis of intestinal microbiome.
Hao Chen   +7 more
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New Uses for Old Drugs: The Tale of Artemisinin Derivatives in the Elimination of Schistosomiasis Japonica in China

open access: yesMolecules, 2014
Artemisinin (qinghaosu), extracted from the Chinese herb Artemisia annua L. in 1972, and its three major derivatives—artemether, artesunate and dihydroartemisinin—were firstly identified as antimalarials and found active against all species of the ...
Yuejin Liang, Yi-Xin Huang
exaly   +3 more sources

Publication output of the new integrated strategy for schistosomiasis japonica control in China: a PubMed-based bibliometric assessment

open access: yesGlobal Health Journal (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2019
Background: Although sustainable control since 1950s has achieved great successes, schistosomiasis japonica remains a major public health problem in China.

exaly   +3 more sources

Development of a latex microsphere-based lateral flow immunoassay for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonica. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundZoonotic schistosomiasis, caused by Schistosoma japonicum, is prevalent in China, the Philippines and Indonesia. Rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostics are attractive and promising tools for evaluating the efficacy of intervention strategies for
Emmanuel John Tabilin   +16 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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