Schistosomiasis is a debilitating helminthiasis which commonly establishes as a chronic
infection in people from endemic areas. As a potent modulator of the host immune response …

Early exposure to immune stimuli, including maternal infection during the perinatal period, is
increasingly recognized to affect immune predisposition during later life. This includes …

A 63-kD Schistosoma mansoni antigen was detected in 149 (86%) of 174 umbilical cord
blood sera from infected women at delivery. Specific IgG antibodies to this antigen were also …

About 25 million Brazilians live in areas at risk of contracting the disease caused by the
trematoda Schistosoma mansoni, the schistosomiasis mansoni. Although the adult parasites …

Helminth infections leave a long‐lasting immunological footprint on their hosts. Clinical
studies have provided first evidence that maternal helminth infections can result in an …

Schistosomiasis mekongi is one of the most important human parasitic diseases caused by
Schistosoma mekongi in South-east Asia. The endemic area is the Mekong River sub-region …

An IgG2a anti-Schistosoma mansoni mouse monoclonal antibody was shown to passively
protect Swiss mice. The 74 kDa target antigen was isolated from antigenic extracts of S …

Abstract Hepatitis C virus (HCV)/Schistosoma mansoni coinfection is common in Egypt and
other developing countries. This study aimed to investigate the influence of HCV/S. mansoni …

Background and objective Tyrphostin “AG1024” is an insulin growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-
1R) inhibitor that displayed an effect on the viability of larval and mature schistosomes in …

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is the most widely used clinical tumor marker. CEA
immunoassay has found acceptance as a diagnostic adjunct in clinical diagnosis of …