Schistosoma japonicum

"Schistosoma japonicum" 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.

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A species of trematode blood flukes belonging to the family Schistosomatidae whose distribution is confined to areas of the Far East. The intermediate host is a snail. It occurs in man and other mammals.

Descriptor ID

D012549

MeSH Number(s)

B01.050.500.500.736.715.770.680.570

Concept/Terms

Schistosoma japonicum

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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]
Schistosoma japonicum [B01.050.500.500.736.715.770.680.570]

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

Bar chart showing 4 publications over 4 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 1997 and 1998 and 2009 and 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Total
1997	1	1
1998	1	1
2009	1	1
2012	1	1

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

Schistosome egg antigens elicit a proinflammatory response by trophoblast cells of the human placenta. Infect Immun. 2013 Mar; 81(3):704-12.

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Treatment for Schistosoma japonicum, reduction of intestinal parasite load, and cognitive test score improvements in school-aged children. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012; 6(5):e1634.

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ACTs for schistosomiasis: do they act? Lancet Infect Dis. 2010 Sep; 10(9):579-81.

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Research and development of antischistosomal drugs in the People's Republic of China a 60-year review. Adv Parasitol. 2010; 73:231-95.

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Enhanced expression of the decoy receptor IL-13Ralpha2 in macrophages of Schistosoma japonicum-infected mice. Chin Med J (Engl). 2009 Jul 20; 122(14):1650-4.

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Asymptomatic hepatic schistosomiasis detected by ultrasonograpy and confirmed by liver biopsy. Intern Med. 2009; 48(12):1109-10.

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Effect of single-dose oral mefloquine on the morphology of adult Schistosoma japonicum in mice. Parasitol Res. 2009 Sep; 105(3):853-61.

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Imaging schistosomes in vivo. FASEB J. 2009 Aug; 23(8):2673-80.

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Low sensitivity of the formol-ethyl acetate sedimentation concentration technique in low-intensity Schistosoma japonicum infections. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009; 3(2):e386.

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Histopathological changes in adult Schistosoma japonicum harbored in mice treated with a single dose of mefloquine. Parasitol Res. 2009 Jun; 104(6):1407-16.

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