Schistosoma

"Schistosoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A genus of trematode flukes belonging to the family Schistosomatidae. There are over a dozen species. These parasites are found in man and other mammals. Snails are the intermediate hosts.

Descriptor ID

D012547

MeSH Number(s)

B01.050.500.500.736.715.770.680

Concept/Terms

Schistosoma

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Platyhelminths [B01.050.500.500.736]
Trematoda [B01.050.500.500.736.715]
Schistosomatidae [B01.050.500.500.736.715.770]
Schistosoma [B01.050.500.500.736.715.770.680]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Schistosoma" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Schistosoma" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 14 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2016 and 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2016	1	1	2
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	1	2
2021	0	1	1
2022	1	0	1
2023	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Schistosoma" by people in Profiles.

Perspective on Schistosomiasis Drug Discovery: Highlights from a Schistosomiasis Drug Discovery Workshop at Wellcome Collection, London, September 2022. ACS Infect Dis. 2023 05 12; 9(5):1046-1055.

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A male-derived nonribosomal peptide pheromone controls female schistosome development. Cell. 2022 04 28; 185(9):1506-1520.e17.

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Schistosome W-Linked Genes Inform Temporal Dynamics of Sex Chromosome Evolution and Suggest Candidate for Sex Determination. Mol Biol Evol. 2021 12 09; 38(12):5345-5358.

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Phenotypic Characterization of CD4+ T Lymphocytes in Periportal Fibrosis Secondary to Schistosomiasis. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:605235.

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Intravital imaging of host-parasite interactions in skin and adipose tissues. Cell Microbiol. 2019 05; 21(5):e13023.

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Schistosomal Lipids Activate Human Eosinophils via Toll-Like Receptor 2 and PGD2 Receptors: 15-LO Role in Cytokine Secretion. Front Immunol. 2018; 9:3161.

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Batf2 differentially regulates tissue immunopathology in Type 1 and Type 2 diseases. Mucosal Immunol. 2019 03; 12(2):390-402.

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Schistosoma, other helminth infections, and associated risk factors in preschool-aged children in urban Tanzania. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Nov; 11(11):e0006017.

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Schistosomiasis as a disease of stem cells. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2016 10; 40:95-102.

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Malaria, helminths and malnutrition: a cross-sectional survey of school children in the South-Tongu district of Ghana. BMC Res Notes. 2016 Apr 27; 9:242.

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