Antifibrotic and anthelminthic effect of casticin on Schistosoma mansoni-infected BALB/c mice

Background/Purpose: Schistosomiasis is an important tropical disease caused by Schistosoma. Although the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis has been intensively studied, the choice of effective treatment is still inadequate. In this study, we aimed to investigate the potential of using Casticin to treat...

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Published in:	Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Main Authors:	Ho Yin Pekkle Lam, Ting-Ruei Liang, Yi-Chia Lan, Kai-Chih Chang, Po-Ching Cheng, Shih-Yi Peng
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-04-01
Subjects:	Casticin Fibrosis Schistosoma mansoni Schistosomiasis
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118221000864