Gut Microbiota Modulates Intestinal Pathological Injury in Schistosoma japonicum-Infected Mice

Gut Microbiota Modulates Intestinal Pathological Injury in Schistosoma japonicum-Infected Mice

Trapping of Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum) eggs in host tissue, mainly in the intestine and liver, causes severe gastrointestinal and hepatic granulomatous immune responses and irreversible fibrosis. Although the gut microbiota plays a central role in regulating pathological responses in sever...

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Main Authors: Beibei Zhang, Xiaoying Wu, Qiuyue Song, An Ning, Jinyi Liang, Langui Song, Jiahua Liu, Yishu Zhang, Dongjuan Yuan, Xi Sun, Zhongdao Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
schistosomiasis japonica
gut microbiota
intestinal pathological injury
immune response
regulatory effect
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.588928/full

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