Open AccessDoes granulocyte-colony stimulating factor administration induce damage or repair response in schistosomiasis?
Author(s) -
Lobna Y Ghanem,
Uta Dahmen,
Olaf Dirsch,
M. H. Nosseir,
Soheir Mahmoud,
Wafaa Mansour
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v2.i12.434
Subject(s) - medicine , schistosomiasis , granulocyte colony stimulating factor , leukocytosis , fibrosis , sirius red , pathology , immunology , granulocyte , chemotherapy , helminths
To introduce Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) as a new therapeutic modality for schistosomiasis through stem cell mobilization, immunomodulation or fibrosis remodeling.