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ArticleScientific reports2017

Elevated serum antibody against Schistosoma japonicum HSP60 as a promising biomarker for liver pathology in schistosomiasis.

Xiaojun Chen, Wei Li, Yalin Li, Lei Xu, Sha Zhou, Jifeng Zhu, Zhipeng Xu, Feng Liu, Dandan Lin, Fei Hu and 4 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaojun ChenDepartment of Pathogen Biology & Immunology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China.
Wei LiDepartment of Pathogen Biology & Immunology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China.
Yalin LiDepartment of Pathogen Biology & Immunology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China.
Lei XuDepartment of Pathogen Biology & Immunology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China.
Sha ZhouDepartment of Pathogen Biology & Immunology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China.
Jifeng ZhuDepartment of Pathogen Biology & Immunology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China.
Zhipeng XuDepartment of Pathogen Biology & Immunology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China. zhipengxu@njmu.edu.cn.
Feng LiuDepartment of Pathogen Biology & Immunology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China.
Dandan LinJiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330046, P. R. China.
Fei HuJiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330046, P. R. China.
Yuemin LiuJiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330046, P. R. China.
Wen JiangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China.
Liwang CuiDepartment of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA.
Chuan SuDepartment of Pathogen Biology & Immunology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China. chuansu@njmu.edu.cn.
Nanjing Medical University · CNJiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases · CNPennsylvania State University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pathology associated with Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum) infection in humans is attributed to parasite egg-induced granulomatous inflammation and fibrosis in the host liver. Currently, a marker that is reliable, cheap, less device-dependent, and can be easily and repeatedly used on a large scale to monitor the progression of liver pathology in schistosomiasis japonica endemic areas is lacking. The levels of serum S. japonicum heat shock protein 60 (SjHSP60)-specific IgG and its subtype antibodies in animals (mice and rabbits) or patients with schistosomiasis were measured by ELISA. Liver pathologies in mice and rabbits were evaluated by gross pathology and histopathology, and hepatic fibrosis in patients was examined with ultrasound imaging. The results revealed that the titers of the total IgG and subtype IgG1 anti-SjHSP60 antibodies were positively correlated with the severity of liver pathology after S. japonicum infection. Our findings indicate that the SjHSP60 IgG and IgG1 antibody levels can be used as potential candidate biomarkers for evaluation of liver pathology in schistosomiasis; however, validation remains to be explored in further work.

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AdultAnimalsAntibodies, HelminthBiomarkersChaperonin 60FemaleHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle AgedRabbitsSchistosoma japonicumSchistosomiasisAntibodies, HelminthBiomarkersChaperonin 60

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