Prior Trichinella spiralis infection protects against Schistosoma mansoni induced hepatic fibrosis
Our data show that pre-infection with <i>T. spiralis</i> effectively protected mice from severe schistosomiasis and liver fibrosis. We believe that our findings support the potential utility of helminths for the preventing and ameliorating severe pathological alterations induced by schistosomiasis.
Authors
- Wafa Abdullah I. Al‐Megrin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8011-8153)
- Asmaa M. El-Kady
- Hayam Elshazly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2892-9271)
- Mashael S. Alfaifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9563-429X)
- Sarah Abdulaziz Altwaim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7131-9807)
- Mohammed K. Khalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6474-0460)
- Hatem A. Elshabrawy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7771-113X)
- Eman Alshehri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2541-0236)
- Majed Hamdi Wakid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4941-5373)
- Alaa S. Banjar
- Eman Sayed
Institutions
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (SA)
- Beni-Suef University (EG)
- Qassim University (SA)
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
- South Valley University (EG)
- Sam Houston State University (US)
- Umm al-Qura University (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
- King Fahad Hospital Jeddah (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2024-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1443267
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.52
Funders
- King Saud University
- Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University