Search Results - "Grevelding, Christoph G"
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The anticancer drug imatinib induces autophagy in Schistosoma mansoni
Published in International journal for parasitology (01-03-2022)“…[Display omitted] •Imatinib induces expression of the autophagy marker LC3B in Schistosoma mansoni.•This is blocked by co-treatment of worms with the autophagy…”
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Defining an optimal control for RNAi experiments with adult Schistosoma mansoni
Published in Scientific reports (16-06-2023)“…In parasites such as Schistosoma mansoni , gene knockdown by RNA interference (RNAi) has become an indispensable tool for functional gene characterization. To…”
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Proteomic and deep sequencing analysis of extracellular vesicles isolated from adult male and female Schistosoma japonicum
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-09-2020)“…Schistosomes are the causative agent of schistosomiasis, which affects more than 200 million people worldwide. Unlike other trematode parasites, schistosomes…”
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Tissue- and sex-specific lipidomic analysis of Schistosoma mansoni using high-resolution atmospheric pressure scanning microprobe matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-05-2020)“…Schistosomes are human pathogens causing the neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis, which occurs worldwide in (sub-)tropical regions. This infectious…”
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Intra-specific variations in Schistosoma mansoni and their possible contribution to inconsistent virulence and diverse clinical outcomes
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (28-10-2024)“…Schistosoma mansoni was introduced from Africa to the Americas during the transatlantic slave trade and remains a major public health problem in parts of South…”
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Drug Repurposing and De Novo Drug Discovery of Protein Kinase Inhibitors as New Drugs against Schistosomiasis
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (19-02-2022)“…Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting more than 200 million people worldwide. Chemotherapy relies on one single drug, praziquantel, which…”
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Molecular characterization of Smtdc-1 and Smddc-1 discloses roles as male-competence factors for the sexual maturation of Schistosoma mansoni females
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (26-05-2023)“…Introduction Schistosomes are the only mammalian flatworms that have evolved separate sexes. A key question of schistosome research is the male-dependent…”
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Hepatocyte integrity depends on c-Jun-controlled proliferation in Schistosoma mansoni infected mice
Published in Scientific reports (21-11-2023)“…Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease affecting more than 250 million people worldwide . The transcription factor c-Jun, which is induced in S. mansoni…”
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Stable T-bet(+)GATA-3(+) Th1/Th2 hybrid cells arise in vivo, can develop directly from naive precursors, and limit immunopathologic inflammation
Published in PLoS biology (2013)“…Differentiated T helper (Th) cell lineages are thought to emerge from alternative cell fate decisions. However, recent studies indicated that differentiated Th…”
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Tissue-specific transcriptome analyses provide new insights into GPCR signalling in adult Schistosoma mansoni
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-01-2018)“…Schistosomes are blood-dwelling trematodes with global impact on human and animal health. Because medical treatment is currently based on a single drug,…”
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Males, the Wrongly Neglected Partners of the Biologically Unprecedented Male-Female Interaction of Schistosomes
Published in Frontiers in genetics (06-09-2019)“…Schistosomes are the only platyhelminths that have evolved separate sexes, and they exhibit a unique reproductive biology because the female's sexual…”
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Arylmethylamino steroids as antiparasitic agents
Published in Nature communications (17-02-2017)“…In search of antiparasitic agents, we here identify arylmethylamino steroids as potent compounds and characterize more than 60 derivatives. The lead compound…”
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Insects in anthelminthics research: Lady beetle-derived harmonine affects survival, reproduction and stem cell proliferation of Schistosoma mansoni
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-03-2019)“…Natural products have moved into the spotlight as possible sources for new drugs in the treatment of helminth infections including schistosomiasis…”
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Broad anti-pathogen potential of DEAD box RNA helicase eIF4A-targeting rocaglates
Published in Scientific reports (08-06-2023)“…Inhibition of eukaryotic initiation factor 4A has been proposed as a strategy to fight pathogens. Rocaglates exhibit the highest specificities among eIF4A…”
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Protein kinases as potential targets for novel anti-schistosomal strategies
Published in Current pharmaceutical design (2012)“…Schistosome parasites are the causative pathogens of schistosomiasis (bilharzia), a disease of worldwide significance. In terms of patient numbers,…”
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The Syk kinase SmTK4 of Schistosoma mansoni is involved in the regulation of spermatogenesis and oogenesis
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-02-2010)“…The signal transduction protein SmTK4 from Schistosoma mansoni belongs to the family of Syk kinases. In vertebrates, Syk kinases are known to play specialized…”
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Evolution of gene dosage on the Z-chromosome of schistosome parasites
Published in eLife (25-07-2018)“…XY systems usually show chromosome-wide compensation of X-linked genes, while in many ZW systems, compensation is restricted to a minority of dosage-sensitive…”
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Does Schistosoma Mansoni Facilitate Carcinogenesis?
Published in Cells (Basel, Switzerland) (04-08-2021)“…Schistosomiasis is one of the most prominent parasite-induced infectious diseases, causing tremendous medical and socioeconomic problems. Current studies have…”
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Venus kinase receptors control reproduction in the platyhelminth parasite Schistosoma mansoni
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-05-2014)“…The Venus kinase receptor (VKR) is a single transmembrane molecule composed of an intracellular tyrosine kinase domain close to that of insulin receptor and an…”
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Evidence for Integrin - Venus Kinase Receptor 1 Alliance in the Ovary of Schistosoma mansoni Females Controlling Cell Survival
Published in PLoS pathogens (23-01-2017)“…In metazoan integrin signaling is an important process of mediating extracellular and intracellular communication processes. This can be achieved by…”
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