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TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY
Volume 28, Issue 12, Pages 572-579Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2012.09.005
Keywords
schistosomiasis; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosoma japonicum; liver; macrophages; hepatic stellate cells; liver sinusoidal endothelial cells; Kupffer cells
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- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia
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Pathology in schistosomiasis occurs as a result of eggs deposited in the liver by the schistosome parasite. A granulomatous reaction occurs, resulting in portal hypertension and hepatic fibrosis. Resident non-parenchymal cells within the liver take part in this process, including hepatic stellate cells, which are responsible for collagen production, and Kupffer cells, the liver macrophages involved in both host protection and in pathology. Other cells such as liver sinusoidal endothelial cells or portal fibroblasts may also be involved in this process. This review discusses the possible role of these resident liver cells in the pathology associated with schistosomiasis and provides information which may assist our understanding of the mechanisms associated with chronic liver disease in general.
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