The anti-fecundity effect of 5-azacytidine (5-AzaC) on Schistosoma mansoni is linked to dis-regulated transcription, translation and stem cell activities

Uncontrolled host immunological reactions directed against tissue-trapped eggs precipitate a potentially lethal, pathological cascade responsible for schistosomiasis. Blocking schistosome egg production, therefore, presents a strategy for simultaneously reducing immunopathology as well as limiting d...

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Main Authors: Kathrin K. Geyer, Sabrina E. Munshi, Martin Vickers, Michael Squance, Toby J. Wilkinson, Daniel Berrar, Cristian Chaparro, Martin T. Swain, Karl F. Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320718300150