Improvement of Mitochondrial Activity and Fibrosis by Resveratrol Treatment in Mice with <i>Schistosoma japonicum</i> Infection

Improvement of Mitochondrial Activity and Fibrosis by Resveratrol Treatment in Mice with <i>Schistosoma japonicum</i> Infection

Schistosomiasis caused by <i>Schistosoma japonicum</i> is a major parasitic disease in the People&#8217;s Republic of China. Liver fibrosis is the main pathological mechanism of schistosomiasis, and it is also the major lesion. The common drug used for its treatment, praziquantel (PZ...

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Main Authors: Tina Tuwen Chen, Shihyi Peng, Yanjuan Wang, Yuan Hu, Yujuan Shen, Yuxin Xu, Jianhai Yin, Congshan Liu, Jianping Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Biomolecules
Subjects:
schistosomiasis
<i>schistosoma japonicum</i> (<i>s. japonicum</i>)
resveratrol (rsv)
schistosomiasis-associated liver fibrosis (sslf)
mitochondrial function
<i>s. japonicum</i> adult worm
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