Real-time observation of pathophysiological processes during murine experimental Schistosoma japonicum infection using high-resolution ultrasound imaging

Real-time observation of pathophysiological processes during murine experimental Schistosoma japonicum infection using high-resolution ultrasound imaging

Abstract Background Hepatosplenic lesion formation is one of the typical clinical symptoms of schistosomiasis japonica. Although it is established that circum-oval granuloma formation mediated by T lymphocytes is the key event triggering the formation of hepatic lesions, the time-course kinetics of...

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Main Authors: Katsumi Maezawa, Rieko Furushima-Shimogawara, Akio Yasukawa, Nobuo Ohta, Shiro Iwanaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Schistosoma japonicum
Schistosomiasis
Ultrasonography
Non-invasive observation
Liver fibrosis
Portal hypertension
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-017-0082-5

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