In Vitro Cercaricidal Activity, Acute Toxicity, and GC/MS Analysis of Some Selected Ghanaian Medicinal Plants by Bright Osei-Mensah, Yaw Duah Boakye, William Kofi Anyan, Theresa Appiah Agana, Eugene Agyei Aboagye, Ivy Bentil, Elvis Suatey Lomotey, Francis Adu, Christian Agyare

“…The crude extracts were tested against S. mansoni cercariae in vitro using Balanites aegyptiaca as the positive control. …”
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A Study of the Granulomatous Responses Induced by Different Strains of Schistosoma mansoni by Nádia Regina Borim Zuim, Silmara Marques Allegretti, Arício Xavier Linhares, Luiz Augusto Magalhães, Eliana Maria Zanotti-Magalhães

“…Granulomas covered a larger area in the lungs of mice that were previously infected with cercariae and subsequently inoculated with eggs of the BH strain. …”
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A novel sustained-release agent based on disulfide-induced recombinant collagen hydrogels for the prevention and treatment of Schistosoma infections by Jie Wang, Lijun Song, Yuntian Xing, Yang Dai, Jinyuan Hu, Guoli Qu, Yongliang Xu, Xuren Yin, Derong Hang, Jianfeng Zhang, Chunrong Xiong, Liang Shi, Fei Xu

“…The combined use of niclosamide and anti-cercariae cream showed 100% protection after 24 h. …”
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Experimental Evaluation of the Pathogenicity of Different Strains of Schistosoma mansoni by Antônio Aurélio Euzébio, Nádia Regina Borim Zuim, Arício Xavier Linhares, Luiz Augusto Magalhães, Eliana Maria Zanotti-Magalhães

“…Mice were used as definitive hosts and were infected with cercariae from Biomphalaria tenagophila (SJ and SD strains) and Biomphalaria glabrata (BH strains). …”
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In Vitro Assessment of Anthelmintic Activities of Rauwolfia vomitoria (Apocynaceae) Stem Bark and Roots against Parasitic Stages of Schistosoma mansoni and Cytotoxic Study by Emmanuel Mouafo Tekwu, Kwabena Mante Bosompem, William Kofi Anyan, Regina Appiah-Opong, Kofi Baffour-Awuah Owusu, Mabel Deladem Tettey, Felicia Amanfo Kissi, Alfred Ampomah Appiah, Veronique Penlap Beng, Alexander Kwadwo Nyarko

“…Both plant parts were found to be active against cercariae and adult worms. Within 2 h of exposure all cercariae were killed at a concentration range of 62.5–1000 µg/mL and 250–1000 µg/mL of R. vomitoria stem bark and roots, respectively. …”
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The Schistosoma mansoni tegumental-allergen-like (TAL) protein family: influence of developmental expression on human IgE responses. by Colin M Fitzsimmons, Frances M Jones, Alex Stearn, Iain W Chalmers, Karl F Hoffmann, Jakub Wawrzyniak, Shona Wilson, Narcis B Kabatereine, David W Dunne

“…For SmTAL1 and 3 (transcribed in schistosomula through adult-worms and adult-worms, respectively) and SmTAL5 (transcribed in cercariae through adult-worms), detectable IgE responses were rare in 7-9 year olds, but increased with age. …”
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Ecological analysis of the fish trematode fauna of the Lower Kura by Y.V. Shakaraliyeva

“…Here the fauna of fish trematodes is somewhat poorer than in the lower section, but here there are more species of trematodes whose cercariae actively penetrate fish. This is due to the fact that not far from the point of collecting the material, Lake Sarysu is located, where a large number of fish-eating birds live. …”
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Schistosome-Derived Molecules as Modulating Actors of the Immune System and Promising Candidates to Treat Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases by Luis Janssen, Gisele Lorranna Silva Santos, Herick Sampaio Muller, Anderson Rodrigues Araújo Vieira, Tatiana Amabile de Campos, Vicente de Paulo Martins

“…Throughout the life cycle of schistosomes the mammalian hosts are exposed to several biomolecules that are excreted/secreted from the parasite infective stage, named cercariae, from their tegument, present in adult and larval stages, and finally from their eggs. …”
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Schistosoma japonicum Infection in Treg-Specific USP21 Knockout Mice by Youxiang Zhang, De-Hui Xiong, Yangyang Li, Guina Xu, Baoxin Zhang, Yang Liu, Shan Zhang, Qing Huang, Simin Chen, Fansheng Zeng, Jingyi Guo, Bin Li, Zhiqiang Qin, Zuping Zhang

“…Using a murine model infected with Schistosoma japonicum, we observed that there were more cercariae developed into adults and more eggs deposited in the livers of the USP21fl/flFOXP3Cre (KO) mice. …”
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Effect of Praziquantel on Preventing Delayed Infection of <i>Schistosoma japonicum</i> in Buffaloes and Goats by Xiang Gui, Bing Shao, Haoran Zhong, Rongxue Lv, Hao Li, Ke Lu, Yang Hong, Zhiqiang Fu, Zhenjie Lu, Mengge Xu, Yamei Jin, Jinming Liu

“…In the present study, buffaloes and goats were pretreated with PZQ at various doses (7–25 mg/kg body weight), followed by infection with <i>S. japonicum</i> cercariae. The results showed significant reductions in total worm burden and female worm burden, with one oral administration at 13 mg/kg for buffaloes and one injection at 25 mg/kg for goats offering the most robust protection. …”
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Melittin ameliorates schistosomiasis-induced liver fibrosis by suppressing signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and nuclear factor kappa B by Ola I. Rozik, Manal M. Hussein, Ahmed S. El-elebiarie, Soad Nady

“…Materials and methods Forty-eight male BALB/c mice were classified into six groups (eight mice each): a healthy control group and five groups infected subcutaneously with cercariae of S. mansoni. The infected groups were classified into the infected control group, the Praziquantel (PZQ)-treated group, and three MEL-treated groups that received three different doses (0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 mg/kg, respectively) for 14 days. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Schistosomiasis and Associated Factors among School Children in Wondo District, Ethiopia by Mustafa Geleto Ansha, Kemal Ahmed Kuti, Ephrem Girma

“…Children in the developing countries live in areas with poor sanitation and most often spend time swimming or bathing in the water bodies contaminated with cercariae, the infective stages of schistosomiasis, which results in growth retardation and poor school performance. …”
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