Elevated serum antibody against Schistosoma japonicum HSP60 as a promising biomarker for liver pathology in schistosomiasis

Elevated serum antibody against Schistosoma japonicum HSP60 as a promising biomarker for liver pathology in schistosomiasis

Abstract The pathology associated with Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum) infection in humans is attributed to parasite egg-induced granulomatous inflammation and fibrosis in the host liver. Currently, a marker that is reliable, cheap, less device-dependent, and can be easily and repeatedly used o...

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Main Authors: Xiaojun Chen, Wei Li, Yalin Li, Lei Xu, Sha Zhou, Jifeng Zhu, Zhipeng Xu, Feng Liu, Dandan Lin, Fei Hu, Yuemin Liu, Wen Jiang, Liwang Cui, Chuan Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08283-5

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08283-5

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