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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

From cercariae to chronic inflammation: understanding schistosome infection and host immune responses.

Alessandra Torsello, Caterina Cattani, Christian Napoli, Andrea Cavani, Fernanda Scopelliti

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Co-infection withParasite epidemiology and control · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Alessandra TorselloPhD School in Traslational Medicine and Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psycology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Caterina CattaniNational Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP/NIHMP), Rome, Italy.
Christian NapoliNational Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP/NIHMP), Rome, Italy.
Andrea CavaniNational Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP/NIHMP), Rome, Italy.
Fernanda ScopellitiNational Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP/NIHMP), Rome, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by trematodes of the genus Schistosoma, typically found in tropical and subtropical freshwater environments. Recognized by the World Health Organization as a major emerging disease, schistosomiasis is characterized by the parasite's ability to modulate and evade the host immune system, enabling long-term persistence within the human body. This immunomodulation not only supports chronic infection but also drives disease pathology, particularly through granulomatous inflammation surrounding parasite eggs trapped in host tissues. A deeper understanding of the immunological interactions between Schistosoma spp. and the human host is crucial for guiding the development of novel therapies. This review aims to delineate the immunological dynamics of Schistosoma infection across different stages of disease progression, with a particular focus on site-specific host-parasite interactions that shape both the acute and chronic phases of schistosomiasis.

Indexed as

CercariaHost-Parasite InteractionsInflammationSchistosomaSchistosomiasisAnimalsChronic DiseaseHumansImmunomodulationimmune organsimmunityimmunologyimmunomodulationschistosomaschistosomiasis

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PMID41607785
PMCPMC12835367

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