Inhibiting Liver Autophagy and Promoting Hepatocyte Apoptosis by <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> Infection

We established a mouse model of <i>Schistosoma japonicum</i> infection in order to study the effects of the infection on hepatocyte autophagy and apoptosis. We also stimulated HepG2 cells with soluble egg antigens (SEA) in vitro. At two, four, and six weeks post-infection, quantitative r...

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Published in:	Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Main Authors:	Zhihao Yu, Tingting Jiang, Fangfang Xu, Jing Zhang, Yuan Hu, Jianping Cao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Subjects:	<i>Schistosoma japonicum</i> hepatocyte autophagy apoptosis liver fibrosis
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/9/2/42