Helminth parasites have a remarkable ability to persist within their mammalian hosts, which
is largely due to their secretion of molecules with immunomodulatory properties. Although …

Parasitic diseases are still the common diseases that seriously threaten human health and
life, and a better understanding of host–parasite interactions is the key to effectively …

Nowadays, researchers have realized that microRNAs (miRNAs) are playing a significant
role in many important biological processes and they are closely connected with various …

Echinococcosis represents a major public health problem worldwide and is considered a
neglected disease by the World Health Organization. The etiological agents are …

Background Among more than 20,000 species of hermaphroditic trematodes,
Schistosomatidae are unusual since they have evolved gonochorism. In schistosomes, sex …

Liver flukes represent a paraphyletic group of endoparasitic flatworms that significantly affect
man either indirectly due to economic damage on livestock or directly as pathogens. A range …

Schistosomes are flatworm parasites that undergo a complex life cycle involving two hosts.
The regulation of the parasite's developmental processes relies on both coding RNAs and …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression being
involved in many different biological processes and play a key role in developmental timing …

Abstract microRNAs (miRNAs) mutation and maladjustment are related to the occurrence
and development of human diseases. Studies on disease-associated miRNA have …

Parasites belonging to the class Cestoda include zoonotic species such as Echinococcus
spp. and Taenia spp. that cause morbidity and mortality in endemic areas, mainly affecting …