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Schistosoma mansoni

Known as: Schistosoma mansonus, mansoni schistosoma, mansonus, Schistosoma 
A species of flatworms in the family Schistosomatidae. The lifecycle of S. mansoni involves Biomphalaria snails as the intermediate host and humans… 
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Adult somatic stem cells in the human parasite, Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosomiasis is among the most prevalent human parasitic diseases, affecting more than 200 million people worldwide. The… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Schistosoma mansoni triggers Dectin-2, which activates the Nlrp3 inflammasome and alters adaptive immune responses
The propensity of helminths, such as schistosomes, to immunomodulate the host's immune system is an essential aspect of their… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Polymyxin B as inhibitor of LPS contamination of Schistosoma mansoni recombinant proteins in human cytokine analysis
BackgroundRecombinant proteins expressed in Escherichia coli vectors are generally contaminated with endotoxin. In this study, we… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The tegument surface membranes of the human blood parasite Schistosoma mansoni: A proteomic analysis after differential extraction
The blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni can live for years in the hepatic portal system of its human host and so must possess very… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Schistosoma mansoni antigens modulate the activity of the innate immune response and prevent onset of type 1 diabetes
Infection with Schistosoma mansoni (S. mansoni) or exposure to eggs from this helminth inhibits the development of type 1… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Evolutionary and biomedical implications of a Schistosoma japonicum complementary DNA resource
Schistosoma japonicum causes schistosomiasis in humans and livestock in the Asia-Pacific region. Knowledge of the genome of this… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
IL-4 protects against TNF-alpha-mediated cachexia and death during acute schistosomiasis.
To examine the role of the Th2-type response during schistosomiasis mansoni we compared disease progression in wild type (wt… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Macrophage cytotoxicity against schistosomula of Schistosoma mansoni involves arginine-dependent production of reactive nitrogen intermediates.
Lymphokine (LK)-activated macrophages are cytotoxic for multicellular larvae of the helminth parasite Schistosoma mansoni… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Damage to schistosomula of Schistosoma mansoni induced directly by eosinophil major basic protein.
Major basic protein (MBP) from both human and guinea pig eosinophils has been found to damage schistosomula of Schistosoma… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
A new method for the purification of human eosinophils and neutrophils, and a comparison of the ability of these cells to damage schistosomula of Schistosoma mansoni.
Centrifugation of human white blood cells over either Ficoll-Hypaque or slightly hypertonic Metrizamide discontinuous gradients… 
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