Inhibition of Carbonic Anhydrase Using Aspirin is a Novel Method to Block Schistosomiasis Infection of the Parasitic Trematode, Schistosoma mansoni, in the intermediate snail host, Biomphalaria glabrata
Simone Parn, Gabriela Lewis, Matty Knight
The paper investigates the role of carbonic anhydrase inhibition in Biomphalaria glabrata snails infected with Schistosoma mansoni, showing that aspirin analogs can reduce CA expression in susceptible snails.
Experimental Parasitology · Sep 9, 2023Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology