Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6292202 | Experimental Parasitology | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Vascular endothelial growth factor is detected in patients diagnosed of schistosomiasis. ⺠Reduction of worms, eggs recovery and granuloma formation is observed in mice treated with endostatin (angiogenesis inhibitor). ⺠Specific antigen of Schistosoma mansoni from cercariae stimulated VEGF and FGF2 production by alveolar macrophages.
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Authors
F. Shariati, J.L. Pérez-Arellano, C. Carranza, J. López-Abán, B. Vicente, M. Arefi, A. Muro,