Schistosomiasis is a major cause of morbidity in humans invoked by chronic infection with
parasitic trematodes of the genus Schistosoma. Schistosomes have a complex life-cycle …

Human schistosomes combat the unique immune systems of two vastly different hosts
during their indirect life cycles. In gastropod molluscs, they face a potent innate immune …

Glycolysis and glyconeogenesis play crucial roles in the ATP supply and synthesis of
glycoconjugates, important for the viability and virulence, respectively, of the human …

Schistosomes, parasitic flatworms that cause the tropical disease schistosomiasis, are still a
threat. They are responsible for 200 million infections worldwide and an estimated 280,000 …

Schistosoma mansoni is a blood fluke parasite that causes schistosomiasis, a debilitating
disease of global public health importance. These relatively large parasites are able to …

Human fascioliasis is a worldwide, pathogenic food-borne trematodiasis. Impressive clinical
pictures comprising puzzling polymorphisms, manifestation multifocality, disease evolution …

Liver fluke proteins, including excretory-secretory products (ESPs) and tegument proteins,
are critical for the pathogenesis, nutrient metabolism, etiology and immune response of liver …

The interaction of pathogenic bacteria with the host fibrinolytic system through the
plasminogen molecule has been well documented. It has been shown, using animal …

The schistosome eggshell is a hardened and tanned structure made from cross-linked
proteins. It is synthesized within the female worm from many different kinds of proteins and …

Enolase plays a key role in energy metabolism and development of most organisms. We
isolated a gene encoding enolase from Clonorchis sinensis (C. sinensis) adult cDNA library …