Schistosomal glomerulopathy and changes in the distribution of histological patterns of glomerular diseases in Bahia, Brazil Washington Luis Conrado dos-Santos; Glória Maria Maranhão Sweet; Marília Bahiense-Oliveira; Paulo Novis Rocha PAGE: 901-904 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000700017

Hybridism between Biomphalaria cousini and Biomphalaria amazonica and its susceptibility to Schistosoma mansoni Tatiana Maria Teodoro; Liana Konovaloff Jannotti-Passos; Omar dos Santos Carvalho; Mario J Grijalva; Esteban Guilhermo Baús; Roberta Lima Caldeira PAGE: 851-855 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000700011

Immunostimulatory property of a synthetic peptide belonging to the soluble ATP diphosphohydro-lase isoform (SmATPDase 2) and immunolocalisation of this protein in the Schistosoma mansoni egg Rita Gabriela Pedrosa Ribeiro Mendes; Michélia Antônia do Nascimento Gusmão; Ana Carolina Ribeiro Gomes Maia; Michelle de Lima Detoni; Gabriane Nascimento Porcino; Thais Vieira Soares; Maria Aparecida Juliano; Luiz Juliano; Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho; Henrique Leonel Lenzi; Priscila Faria-Pinto; Eveline Gomes Vasconcelos PAGE: 808-813 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000700005

Chromatin regulation in schistosomes and histone modifying enzymes as drug targets Raymond John Pierce; Florence Dubois-Abdesselem; Stéphanie Caby; Jacques Trolet; Julien Lancelot; Frédérik Oger; Nicolas Bertheaume; Emmanuel Roger PAGE: 794-801 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000700003

Interaction between primary and secondary sporocysts of Schistosoma mansoni and the internal defence system of Biomphalaria resistant and susceptible to the parasite Ana Carolina Alves de Mattos; Raquel Lopes Martins-Souza; John Robert Kusel; Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho PAGE: 424-432 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000400007

Schistosoma mansoni: a method for inducing resistance to praziquantel using infected Biomphalaria glabrata snails Flávia FB Couto; Paulo Marcos Z Coelho; Neusa Araújo; John R Kusel; Naftale Katz; Liana K Jannotti-Passos; Ana Carolina A Mattos PAGE: 153-157 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000200006

Modulation of expression and activity of cytochrome P450s and alteration of praziquantel kinetics during murine schistosomiasis Mara A Gotardo; Juliana T Hyssa; Renato S Carvalho; Rosangela R De-Carvalho; Luciana S Gueiros; Carolina M Siqueira; Marcia Sarpa; Ana Cecilia AX De-Oliveira ; Francisco JR Paumgartten PAGE: 212-219 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000200016

Manson's schistosomiasis in the undernourished mouse: some recent findings Eridan M Coutinho; Sheilla A de Oliveira; Andréia F de Barros; Fabiana L Silva; Renata P Ramos PAGE: 359-366 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400002

The contributions of the Genome Project to the study of schistosomiasis Adhemar Zerlotini; Guilherme Oliveira PAGE: 367-569 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400003

Detection of IgG1 and IgG4 subtypes reactive against potato apyrase in schistosomiasis patients Priscila de Faria-Pinto; Rita Gabriela Pedrosa Ribeiro Mendes; Cristiane de Carvalho-Campos; Ana Carolina Ribeiro Gomes Maia; Áureo Almeida Oliveira; Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho; Eveline Gomes Vasconcelos PAGE: 370-373 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400004

Antibody reactivity against potato apyrase, a protein that shares epitopes with Schistosoma mansoni ATP diphosphohydrolase isoforms, in acute and chronically infected mice, after chemotherapy and reinfection Priscila de Faria-Pinto; Maria Ângela Montesano; Alexandre Arthur Jacinto; Ronaldo Soares Santos; Fábio Humberto S Bordin; Ana Paula Ferreira; Marcus Luiz O Penido; Paulo Marcos Z Coelho; Eveline G Vasconcelos PAGE: 374-379 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400005

Angiogenesis and schistosomiasis Zilton A Andrade; Thaynã Souto Santana PAGE: 436-439 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400013

Omental and pleural milky spots: different reactivity patterns in mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni reveals coelomic compartmentalisation Mônica S Panasco; Marcelo Pelajo-Machado; Henrique Leonel Lenzi PAGE: 440-444 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400014

Clinical-epidemiologic profile of the schistosomal myeloradiculopathy in Pernambuco, Brazil Karina Conceição GM de Araújo; Cristiana da Rosa e Silva; Alexsandra Glória A dos Santos; Constança Simões Barbosa; Teresa CA Ferrari PAGE: 454-459 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400017

Factors related to transmission of and infection with Schistosoma mansoni in a village in the South-eastern Region of Brazil Martin Johannes Enk; Anna Carolina Lustosa Lima; Heliton da Silva Barros; Cristiano Lara Massara; Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho; Virginia Torres Schall PAGE: 570-577 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400037

Reduced protective effect of Plasmodium berghei immunization by concurrent Schistosoma mansoni infection Ramon F Laranjeiras; Luísa CC Brant; Anna Carolina L Lima; Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho; Erika M Braga PAGE: 674-677 | DOI: S0074-02762008000700008

Cytokine profile associated with chronic and acute human schistosomiasis mansoni Clarice Neuenschwander Lins de Morais; Joelma Rodrigues de Souza; Wlademir Gomes Melo; Marcílio L Aroucha; Paulo Miranda; Ana Lúcia Coutinho Domingues; Frederico Guilherme Coutinho Abath; Silvia Maria Lucena Montenegro PAGE: 561-568 | DOI: S0074-02762008000600009

Cheap, rapid and efficient DNA extraction method to perform multilocus microsatellite genotyping on all Schistosoma mansoni stages S Beltran; R Galinier; JF Allienne; J Boissier PAGE: 501-503 | DOI: S0074-02762008000500017

High fat diet has a prominent effect upon the course of chronic schistosomiasis mansoni in mice Alba Cristina Miranda de Barros Alencar; Renata Heisler Neves; Márcia Barbosa Águila; Carlos Alberto Mandarim-de-Lacerda; Delir Corrêa Gomes; José Roberto Machado-Silva PAGE: 608-613 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000400013

Primary culture of the region of the amebocyte-producing organ of the snail Biomphalaria glabrata, the intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni L Barbosa; LM Silva; PMZ Coelho; SR Santos; CL Fortes-Dias PAGE: 639-643 | DOI: S0074-02762006000600010

Ki-67 is expressed in multiplying forms of Schistosoma mansoni, but not in snail host tissues Tânia Maria Correia Silva; Samaly dos Santos Souza; Tais Fontoura de Almeida; Zilton A Andrade PAGE: 651-653 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000063

Schistosoma mansoni major egg antigen Smp40: molecular modeling and potential immunoreactivity for anti-pathology vaccine development Mohamed F Abouel-Nour; Mahmoud Lotfy; Abdelfattah M Attallah; Barbara L Doughty PAGE: 365-372 | DOI: S0074-02762006000400004

Treatment of human acute schistosomiasis with oxamniquine induces an increase in interferon-g response to Schistosoma mansoni antigens Joelma R de Souza; Clarice NL Morais; Marcílio L Aroucha; Paulo JC Miranda; Constança S Barbosa, Ana Lúcia C Domingues; Luiz B Carvalho Júnior; Frederico GC Abath; Silvia ML Montenegro PAGE: 225-228 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000002

The effects of temperature change on the infection rate of Biomphalaria glabrata with Schistosoma mansoni João R Coelho; Fernando SM Bezerra PAGE: 223-224 | DOI: S0074-02762006000200016

Compatibility of Biomphalaria tenagophila with Schistosoma mansoni: a study of homologous plasma transference João R Coelho; Fernando SM Bezerra PAGE: 111-112 | DOI: S0074-02762006000100022

Characterization of the gene expression related to the process of DNA damage tolerance in Schistosoma mansoni SH Silva; OS Pereira-Júnior; CS Silva; OM Brigatto; E Macedo; V Rodrigues PAGE: 157-160 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900025

Changes induced in Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) following trials for artificial stimulation of its internal defense system Carine Machado Azevedo; Claudia Cunha Borges; Zilton A Andrade PAGE: 199-203 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900031

Proteomic analysis of the shistosome tegument and its surface membranes Simon Braschi; William Castro Borges; R Alan Wilson PAGE: 205-212 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900032

Four whole-istic aspects of schistosome granuloma biology: fractal arrangement, internal regulation, autopoietic component and closure HL Lenzi; W de S Romanha; RM Zorzenon dos Santos; A Rosas; EM Mota; PPA Manso; LFG Caputo; M Pelajo-Machado PAGE: 219-231 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900034

Intermediate and definitive hosts of Schistosoma mansoni in Corrientes province, Argentina C Edgardo Borda; María JF Rea PAGE: 233-234 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900035

Biomphalaria tenagophila: dynamics of populations of resistant and susceptible strains to Schistosoma mansoni, with or without pressure of the parasite Florence Mara Rosa; Ana Lúcia Brunialti Godard; Deborah Negrão-Correa; Horácio Antonio Rodrigues; Omar dos Santos Carvalho; Roberta Lima Caldeira; Horácio Manoel Santana Teles; Engels Maciel; Liana Konovaloff Jannotti-Passos; Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho PAGE: 247-251 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900038

Development of Schistosoma mansoni worms in mice analyzed by bright field and confocal microscopy Carla de Lamare Biolchini; Renata Heisler Neves; Maarten Hulstijn; Delir Corrêa Gomes; José Roberto Machado-Silva PAGE: 261-265 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900040

Histopathological study of Schistosoma mansoni infection in the murine model using the PC (Pará) and LILA (Maranhão) strains Igor da Costa Lopes; Vanessa RC dos Santos; Vera LR Barros Souza; Izabel R de C Rodrigues PAGE: 273-277 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900042

Activity of praziquantel on in vitro transformed Schistosoma mansoni sporocysts ACA Mattos; JR Kusel; PFP Pimenta; PMZ Coelho PAGE: 283-287 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900044

The schistosome enzyme that activates oxamniquine has the characteristics of a sulfotransferase Livia Pica-Mattoccia; Daniele Carlini; Alessandra Guidi; Velasco Cimica; Fabio Vigorosi; Donato Cioli PAGE: 307-312 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900048

Functional complementation of a yeast knockout strain by Schistosoma mansoni Rho1 GTPase in the presence of caffeine, an agent that affects mutants defective in the protein kinase C signal transduction pathway Pedro HN de Aguiar; Débora N Santos; Francisco P Lobo; Túlio M Santos; Andréa M Macedo; Sérgio DJ Pena; Carlos R Machado; Glória R Franco PAGE: 323-326 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900051

Preliminary results on interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 cytokine production in malnourished, inducible nitric oxide synthase-deficient mice with schistosomiasis mansoni infection Renata P Ramos; Vlaudia MA Costa; Camila F Melo; Valdênia MO Souza; Elizabeth Malagueño; Eridan M Coutinho; Frederico G C Abath; Silvia ML Montenegro PAGE: 331-332 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900053

Aluminum hydroxide associated to Schistosoma mansoni 22.6 kDa protein abrogates partial protection against experimental infection but not alter interleukin-10 production Lucila GG Pacífico; Cristina T Fonseca; Michele M Barsante; Luciana S Cardoso; Maria Ilma Araújo; Sérgio C Oliveira PAGE: 365-368 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900060

The combination of three faecal parasitological methods to improve the diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni in a low endemic setting in the state of Ceará, Brazil  Marta Cristhiany Cunha Pinheiro; Teiliane Rodrigues Carneiro; Ana Lúcia de Paula Hanemann; Sara Menezes de Oliveira; Fernando Schemelzer Moraes Bezerra PAGE: 873-876 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000700006

Participation of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine carbohydrate moieties in the recognition of Schistosoma mansoni sporocysts by haemocytes of Biomphalaria tenagophila Raquel Lopes Martins-Souza; Cintia Aparecida Jesus Pereira; Leonardo Rodrigues; Emília Souza Araújo; Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho; Ary Corrêa Jr; Deborah Negrão-Corrêa PAGE: 884-891 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000700015

Evaluation of two coproscopic techniques for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-transmission area in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil Liliane Maria Vidal Siqueira; Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho; Áureo Almeida de Oliveira; Cristiano Lara Massara; Nídia Francisca de Figueiredo Carneiro; Anna Carolina Lustosa Lima; Martin Johannes Enk PAGE: 844-850 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000700010

Identification of Schistosoma mansoni candidate antigens for diagnosis of schistosomiasis Gardenia Braz Figueiredo Carvalho; Rosiane Aparecida da Silva-Pereira; Lucila Grossi Gonçalves Pacífico; Cristina Toscano Fonseca PAGE: 837-843 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000700009

Use of a saline gradient for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis Paulo Marcos Z Coelho ; Arnon D Jurberg; Áureo A Oliveira; Naftale Katz PAGE: 720-723 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000500010

Application of synthetic peptides in development of a serologic method for laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni Edward José de Oliveira; Hermínia Yohko Kanamura; Kioko Takei; Rosario Dominguez Crespo Hirata; Nga Yen Nguyen; Mário Hiroyuki Hirata PAGE: 355-357 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900058

Differential lectin labelling of circulating hemocytes from Biomphalaria glabrata and Biomphalaria tenagophila resistant or susceptible to Schistosoma mansoni infection RL Martins-Souza; CAJ Pereira; OA Martins Filho; PMZ Coelho; A Corrêa Jr; D Negrão-Corrêa PAGE: 185-192 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900029

A new miracidia hatching device for diagnosing schistosomiasis Arnon D Jurberg; Áureo A de Oliveira; Henrique L Lenzi; Paulo Marcos Z Coelho PAGE: 112-114 | DOI: S0074-02762008000100019

New imidazolidinic bioisosters: potential candidates for antischistosomal drugs Maira GR Pitta; Andréa CA Silva; Juliana Kelle AL Neves; Poliana G Silva; João I Irmão; Elizabeth Malagueño; José V Santana; Maria CA Lima; Suely L Galdino; Ivan R Pitta; Mônica CPA Albuquerque PAGE: 313-316 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900049

Oxamniquine, praziquantel and lovastatin association in the experimental Schistosomiasis mansoni Neusa Araújo; Ana Carolina Alves de Mattos; Ana Karine Sarvel; Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho; Naftale Katz PAGE: 450-454 | DOI: S0074-02762008000500007

Rural tourism: a risk factor for schistosomiasis transmission in Brazil Martin Johannes Enk; Graciela Larissa Amaral; Matheus Fernandes Costa e Silva; Denise Silveira-Lemos; Andréa Teixeira-Carvalho; Olindo Assis Martins-Filho; Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira; Giovanni Gazinnelli; Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho; Cristiano Lara Massara PAGE: 537-540 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400032

Uptake of macromolecules by cercariae during skin penetration and transformation to schistosomula (Schistosoma mansoni) Joyce Thornhill; John Kusel; Fabricia Alvisi de Oliviera; Fabio Ribeiro; Symone Fulgêncio Lima; Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho; Paul McVeigh; Ana Carolina Alves Mattos PAGE: 387-390 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400007

Biomphalaria alexandrina snails as immunogens against Schistosoma mansoni infection in mice Manal A Hamed ; Sanaa A Ali; Hanan F Aly; Nagy Saba El-Rigal; Maha Z Rizk PAGE: 879-888 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000700007

The outcome of acute schistosomiasis infection in adult mice with postnatal exposure to maternal malnutrition Christiane Leal Corrêa; Patrícia Cristina Lisboa; Elaine de Oliveira; Egberto Gaspar de Moura; Regina Maria Figueiredo de Oliveira; Adriana Cardoso Gomes; José Roberto Machado Silva PAGE: 584-593 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000500011

Disagreement between ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in the identification of schistosomal periportal fibrosis Luciana CS Silva; Ana CF Pereira; Leonardo C Queiroz; Luciene M Andrade; Carlos MF Antunes; José R Lambertucci PAGE: 279-282 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900043

Association of oxamniquine praziquantel and clonazepam in experimental Schistosomiasis mansoni Neusa Araujo; Ana Carolina Alves de Mattos; Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho; Naftale Katz PAGE: 781-785 | DOI: S0074-02762008000800007

A contribution to the pathobiology of Biomphalaria glabrata hemocytes Claudia Maria da Cunha Borges; Carine Machado Azevedo; Zilton A Andrade PAGE: 193-198 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900030

On the origin of the Biomphalaria glabrata hemocytes Samaly dos Santos Souza; Zilton A Andrade PAGE: 213-218 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900033

Susceptibility of Biomphalaria amazonica and Biomphalaria occidentalis from Manso Dam, Mato Grosso, Brazil to infection with three strains of Schistosoma mansoni Monica Ammon Fernandez; Silvana Carvalho Thiengo PAGE: 235-237 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900036

Hepatic stereology of schistosomiasis mansoni infected-mice fed a high-fat diet Renata Heisler Neves; Alba Cristina Miranda de Barros Alencar; Marcia Barbosa Aguila; Carlos Alberto Mandarim-de-Lacerda; José Roberto Machado-Silva; Delir Corrêa Gomes PAGE: 253-260 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900039

The effects of drugs, ions, and poly-l-lysine on the excretory system of Schistosoma mansoni JR Kusel; FA Oliveira; M Todd; F Ronketti; SF Lima; ACA Mattos; KT Reis; PMZ Coelho; JA Thornhill; F Ribeiro PAGE: 293-298 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900046

Towards an understanding of the epigenetics of schistosomes: a comparative epigenomic study Julie Mireille Joé Lepesant; Christoph Grunau; Céline Cosseau PAGE: 823-830 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000700007

Schistosoma mansoni in a low-prevalence area in Brazil: the importance of additional methods for the diagnosis of hard-to-detect individual carriers by low-cost immunological assays Rafaella Fortini Queiroz Grenfell, Watson Martins, Martin Enk, Áureo Almeida, Liliane Siqueira, Vanessa Silva-Moraes, Edward Oliveira, Nídia Francisca de Figueiredo Carneiro, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho PAGE: 328-334 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276108032013011

In vitro effects of amodiaquine on paired Schistosoma mansoni adult worms at concentrations of less than 5 ?g/mL Kentaro Kato, Mitsumasa Miura, Yoshinori Mitsui PAGE: 192-196 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276108022013011

A directed approach for the identification of transcripts harbouring the spliced leader sequence and the effect of trans-splicing knockdown in Schistosoma mansoni Marina de Moraes Mourão, Mainá Bitar, Francisco Pereira Lobo, Ana Paula Peconick, Priscila Grynberg, Francisco Prosdocimi, Michael Waisberg, Gustavo Coutinho Cerqueira, Andréa Mara Macedo, Carlos Renato Machado, Timothy Yoshino, Glória Regina Franco DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276108062013006

Antischistosomal activity of a calcium channel antagonist on schistosomula and adult Schistosoma mansoni worms Vanessa Silva-Moraes, Flávia Fernanda Bubula Couto, Marah Mileib Vasconcelos, Neusa Araújo, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho, Naftale Katz, Rafaella Fortini Queiroz Grenfell PAGE: 600-604 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276108052013011

Susceptibility of Biomphalaria straminea from Peixe Angical dam, Tocantins, Brazil to infection with three strains of Schistosoma mansoni Monica Ammon Fernandez; Silvana Carvalho Thiengo PAGE: 488-491 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400023

Susceptibility and compatibility of Biomphalaria tenagophila from the Río de la Plata basin with Schistosoma mansoni from Brazil Carlos Edgardo Borda; María Josefa F Rea PAGE: 496-498 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400025

The effect of early infection with Echinostoma paraensei on the interaction of Schistosoma mansoni with Biomphalaria glabrata and Biomphalaria tenagophila Juberlan Silva Garcia; Arnaldo Maldonado Junior; Cláudio Juan Bidau; Ligia dos Reis Corrêa; Reinalda Marisa Lanfredi; Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho PAGE: 499-503 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400026

Inheritance of Schistosoma mansoni infection incompatibility in Biomphalaria alexandrina snails Iman F Abou El Naga; Maha M Eissa; Shereen F Mossallam; Safaa I Abd El-Halim PAGE: 149-154 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000200007

The relationship between genetic variability and the susceptibility of Biomphalaria alexandrina snails to Schistosoma mansoni infection  Azza H Mohamed; Ahmed T Sharaf El-Din; Ahmed M Mohamed; Mohamed R Habib PAGE: 326-337 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000300006

 The significance of the amoebocyte-producing organ in Biomphalaria glabrata  Samaly dos Santos Souza; Zilton Araújo Andrade PAGE: 598-603 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000500005

Pharmacodynamics of mefloquine and praziquantel combination therapy in mice harbouring juvenile and adult Schistosoma mansoni Naglaa Mohamed El-Lakkany; Sayed Hassan Seif el-Din; Abdel-Nasser Abdel-Aal Sabra; Olfat Ali Hammam PAGE: 814-822 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000700006

Schistogram changes after administration of antischistosomal drugs in mice at the early phase of Schistosoma mansoni infection Andréa Cássia Simões Vimieiro, Neusa Araújo, Naftale Katz, John Robert Kusel, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho PAGE: 881-886 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276130135

Low transformation growth factor-?1 production and collagen synthesis correlate with the lack of hepatic periportal fibrosis development in undernourished mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni Andreia Ferreira Barros, Sheilla Andrade Oliveira, Camila Lima Carvalho, Fabiana Leticia Silva, Veruska Cintia Alexandrino de Souza, Anekecia Lauro da Silva, Roni Evencio de Araujo, Bruno Solano F Souza, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares, Vlaudia MA Costa, Eridan de Medeiros Coutinho PAGE: 210-219 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140266

Diagnostic of Biomphalaria Snails and Schistosoma mansoni: DNA Obtained from Traces of Shell Organic Materials Roberta L Caldeira, Liana K Jannotti-Passos, Pollanah M Lira, Omar S Carvalho PAGE: 499-502

Phenotypic Plasticity in Adult Worms of Schistosoma mansoni (Trematoda:Schistosomatidae) Evidenced by Brightfield and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopies Renata Heisler Neves, Michele Costa-Silva, Elaine Machado Martinez, Thiago B Branquinho, Regina Maria Figueiredo de Oliveira, Henrique Leonel Lenzi, Delir Corrêa Gomes, José Roberto Machado-Silva PAGE: 131-136

Efficacy of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay as a diagnostic tool for schistosomiasis mansoni in individuals with low worm burden Edward José de Oliveira, Hermínia Yohko Kanamura, Dirce Mary Correia Lima PAGE: 421-425

Isolation and characterization of the full-length cDNA encoding a member of a novel cytochrome p450 family (CYP320A1) from the tropical freshwater snail, Biomphalaria glabrata, intermediate host forSchistosoma mansoni Anne E Lockyer, Leslie R Noble*, David Rollinson,Catherine S Jones* PAGE: 259-262

Angiogenesis and schistosomal granuloma formation Ana Paula Baptista, Zilton A Andrade PAGE: 183-185

Sativa seeds against Schistosoma mansoni different stages Azza M MohamedNadia M Metwally, Sohair S Mahmoud* PAGE: 205-211

Biomphalaria tenagophila: dominant character of the resistance to Schistosoma mansoni in descendants of crossbreedings between resistant (Taim, RS) and susceptible (Joinville, SC) strains Florence Mara Rosa, Ana Lúcia Brunialti Godard, Vasco Azevedo, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho PAGE: 19-23

Host Nutritional Status as a Contributory Factor to the Remodeling of Schistosomal Hepatic Fibrosis Eridan M Coutinho, Andréia F Barros, Aryon Barbosa Jr*,Sheilla A Oliveira, Luciana M Silva*, Roni E Araújo, Zilton A Andrade PAGE: 919-925

Acute Schistosomiasis Outbreak in the Metropolitan Area of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais: Alert about the Risk of Unnoticed Transmission Increased by Growing Rural Tourism Martin J Enk, Amanda Amorim, Virginia T Schall PAGE: 745-750

A Comparative Parasitologic Study on Biomphalaria glabrata Snail and C3H/He Mice Infected with Human and Murine Isolates of Schistosoma mansoni Derived from Sumidouro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Nilcéa Freire, Rosângela Rodrigues-Silva, José Roberto Machado-Silva, Luís Rey PAGE: 783-787

Schistosomiasis mansoni: Follow-up of Control Program Based on Parasitologic and Serologic Methods in a Brazilian Community of Low Endemicity Lanny Cristina Burlandy-Soares, Luiz Cândido de Souza Dias, Hermínia Yohko Kanamura, Edward José de Oliveira, Ricardo Mario Ciaravolo PAGE: 853-859

A conventional polymerase chain reaction-based method for the diagnosis of human schistosomiasis in stool samples from individuals in a low-endemicity area Teiliane Rodrigues Carneiro, Regina Helena Saramago Peralta, Marta Cristhiany Cunha Pinheiro, Sara Menezes de Oliveira, José Mauro Peralta, Fernando Schemelzer Moraes Bezerra PAGE: 1037-1044 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276130202

Morphometric Study of Schistosoma mansoni Adult Worms Recovered from Undernourished Infected Mice Sheilla A Oliveira, Aryon A Barbosa Jr., Delir C Gomes, José Roberto Machado-Silva, Andréia F Barros, Renata Heisler Neves, Eridan M Coutinho PAGE: 623-627

Reproductive System Abnormalities in Schistosoma mansoni Adult Worms Isolated from Nectomys squamipes (Muridae: Sigmodontinae): Brightfield and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Analysis Renata Heisler Neves, Michele Costa-Silva, Elaine Machado Martinez, Carla de Lamare Biolchini, Henrique Leonel Lenzi, Delir Corrêa Gomes, José Roberto Machado-Silva PAGE: 361-365

Effect of Gamma Radiation on the Activity of Hemocytes and on the Course of Schistosoma mansoni Infection in Resistant Biomphalaria tenagophila Snails Fernando Schemelzer de Moraes Bezerra, José Augusto Nogueira-Machado, Raquel Lopes Martins-Souza, Miriam Martins Chaves, Ricardo Ferracini Correa, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho PAGE: 73-75

Extra-cellular Matrix Changes in Schistosoma mansoni-infected Biomphalaria glabrata Claudia Maria da Cunha Borges, Zilton A Andrade PAGE: 135-139

Experimental Models of Schistosoma mansoni Infection Allen W Cheever, Jane A Lenzi, Henrique L Lenzi, Zilton A Andrade PAGE: 917-940

The Influence of Hydrocortisone on Cellular Defence Mechanisms of Biomphalaria glabrata Deborah Regina Serrano, Eliana Maria Zanotti-Magalhães, Luiz Augusto Magalhães, José Ferreira de Carvalho* PAGE: 881-885

Schistosoma mansoni Heat Shock Protein 70 Elicits an Early Humoral Immune Response in S. mansoni Infected Baboons Herminia Y Kanamura, Kathy Hancock, Vanderlei Rodrigues, Raymond T Damian PAGE: 711-716

Ultrastructural Alterations in Adult Schistosoma mansoni Caused by Artemether Xiao Shuhua, Shen Binggui, Jürg Utzinger, Jacques Chollet, Marcel Tanner PAGE: 717-724

A Longitudinal Study on the Natural Infection of Biomphalaria straminea and B. glabrata by Schistosoma mansoni in an Endemic Area of Schistosomiasis in Pernambuco, Brazil Tereza C Favre, Otávio S Pieri, Luciana C Zani, Jainne M Ferreira, Glauce G Domás, Lilian H Beck, Constança S Barbosa* PAGE: 465-475

IgM-Immunofluorescence Test as a Diagnostic Tool for Epidemiologic Studies of Schistosomiasis in Low Endemic Areas Herminia Yohko Kanamura, Rita Maria da Silva, Silvia Gabriel Chiodelli, Carmen Moreno Glasser, Luiz Candido de Souza Dias PAGE: 485-489

Experimental Neuroschistosomiasis - Inadequacy of the Murine Model Luciana M Silva, Carla Neves de Oliveira, Zilton A Andrade PAGE: 599-600

Altered Response of Strain of Schistosoma mansoni to Oxamniquine and Praziquantel Patrícia Ivana Pires Bonesso-Sabadini, Luiz Cândido de Souza Dias PAGE: 381-385

Cercarial Chaetotaxy and Sex Differentiation of Schistosoma mansoni Deriving from Humans and Nectomys squamipes (Muridae: Sigmondontinae) in Brazil Nilcéa Freire, José Roberto Machado-Silva, Rosângela Rodrigues-Silva, Luís Rey PAGE: 127-132

Morphological Aspects of Schistosoma mansoni Adult Worms Isolated from Nourished and Undernourished Mice: a Comparative Analysis by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Renata Heisler Neves, José Roberto Machado-Silva, Marcelo Pelajo-Machado, Sheila Andrade Oliveira, Eridan M Coutinho, Henrique Leonel Lenzi, Delir Corrêa Gomes PAGE: 1013-1016

Sequential Histological Changes in Biomphalaria glabrata during the Course of Schistosoma mansoni Infection Queli Teixeira Lemos, Zilton A Andrade PAGE: 719-721

Effects of the Desiccation on Biomphalaria tenagophila (Orbigny, 1835) (Mollusca) Infected by Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907 FP Ohlweiler, T Kawano PAGE: 737-749

Resistance of Biomphalaria occidentalis from Varzea das Flores Dam, Minas Gerais, to Schistosoma mansoni Infection Detected by Low Stringency Polymerase Chain Reaction Cecilia Pereira de Souza, Liana K Jannotti Passos PAGE: 381-383

Lower Faecal Egg Excretion in Chemically-induced Diabetic Mice Infected with Schistosoma mansoni Due to Impaired Egg Maturation Maarten Hulstijn, Regina Maria F de Oliveira, Egberto G de Moura, José Roberto Machado-Silva PAGE: 393-396

Differences in Brazilian Strains of Schistosoma mansoni Evaluated by Means of Morphometric Analysis of Cercariae of Both Sexes José Roberto Machado-Silva, Cléber Hooper da Silva, Mário José dos Santos Pereira, Regina Maria Figueiredo de Oliveira, Roberto Magalhães Pinto, Delir Corrêa Gomes PAGE: 839-842

Study of Schistosoma mansoni Isolates from Patients with Failure of Treatment with Oxamniquine Maria José Conceição, Carlos Alberto Argento, Acyr Corrêa PAGE: 375-380

Profile of Organic Acid Concentrations in the Digestive Gland and Hemolymph of Biomphalaria glabrata under Estivation José Clecildo Barreto Bezerra,Andreas Kemper,Wilhelm Becker PAGE: 779-784

Efficacy of a New Schistosomicidal Agent 2-[(methylpropyl)amino]-1-octanethiosulfuric Acid against an Oxamniquine Resistant Schistosoma mansoni Isolate Marcus Luiz de Oliveira Penido, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho,David Lee Nelson PAGE: 811-813

Screening of Asteraceae (Compositae) Plant Extracts for Molluscicidal Activity Nelymar M Mendes, Rogério O Queiroz, Telma SM Grandi, Antônio MG dos Anjos, Alaíde B de Oliveira, Carlos L Zani PAGE: 411-412

Partial Lack of Susceptibility to Schistosoma mansoni Infection of Biomphalaria glabrata Strains from ltanhomi (Minas Gerais, Brazil) after Fourteen Years of Laboratory Maintenance Maria José Conceição,Acyr Corrêa, Andréa Teixeira, Débora C Moura, Osvaldo C Silva, Sônia CF Silva PAGE: 425-426

Identification of a Transmission Focus of Schistosoma mansoni in the Southernmost Brazilian State, Rio Grande do Sul Carlos Graeff-Teixeira, Celso B dos Anjos, Valderes C de Oliveira, Carlos FP Velloso, Maria Bernardete S da Fonseca, Cristiana Valar, Caroline Moraes, Cinara T Garrido, Ronaldo S do Amaral

Circulating Antigens Levels in Different Clinical Forms of the Schistosoma mansoni Infection Yerkes Pereira e Silva, Evan Secor, Marcela Orsine Andrade, Naftale Katz, Ana Rabello PAGE: 83-86

Resistance to Infection/Reinfection by Schistosoma mansoni is not augmented by three treatments with 45 days intervals Alda Maria Soares Silveira, Lucia Alves de Oliveira Fraga, Aluizio Prata, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, David A Addiss, Iramaya RC Viana, Daniel G Colley, Giovanni Gazzinelli PAGE: 113-114

The Immunopathology of Human Schistosomiasis-III. Immunoglobulin Isotype Profiles and Response to Praziquantel Romelia M Ramírez, Evelia Ceballos, Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya,Oscar Noya, Nicolás Bianco PAGE: 593-599

BCG and Praziquantel for Schistosomiasis Treatment Luciana de Gouvêa Viana, Yerkes Pereira e Silva, Maria Mônica de Aguiar Garcia, Márcia Nogueira Amorim, Naftale Katz, Ana Lúcia Teles Rabello PAGE: 637

The Schistosome Genome Project: RNA Arbitrarily Primed- PCR Allows the Accelerated Generation of Expressed Sequence Tags Emmanuel Dias Neto, Richard Harrop, Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, Sérgio DJ Pena, R Alan Wilson, Andrew JG Simpson PAGE: 655-657

Involvement of Regional Lymph Nodes after Penetration of Schistosoma mansoni Cercariae in Naive and Infected Mice Silene P Lozzi, Conceição RS Machado, Silvia E Gerken, Tomas A Mota-Santos PAGE: 491-498

Schistosoma mansoni Infection Modulates the Immune Response against Allergic and Auto-immune Diseases Maria Ilma Araújo, Bradford S Hoppe, Manoel Medeiros Jr, Edgar M Carvalho PAGE: 27-32

From Genomes to Vaccines Via the Proteome R Alan Wilson, Rachel S Curwen, Simon Braschi, Stephanie L Hall, Patricia S Coulson, Peter D Ashton PAGE: 45-50

Schistosomal Hepatopathy Zilton A Andrade PAGE: 51-57

Involvement of Central Nervous System in the Schistosomiasis Teresa Cristina de Abreu Ferrari PAGE: 59-62

Identification of Immunodominant Epitopes of Schistosoma mansoni Vaccine Candidate Antigens Using Human T Cells CT Fonseca, E Cunha-Neto, J Kalil, AR de Jesus, R Correa-Oliveira,EM Carvalho, SC Oliveira PAGE: 63-66

Hypertensive Portal Colopathy in Schistosomiasis Mansoni - Proposal for a Classification Maria Angelina C Miranda, Ana Lúcia C Domingues, Heloisa S Dias, Renata C Miranda, Norma T Jucá, Maria Fátima M Albuquerque, Fernando T Cordeiro PAGE: 67-71

The Initial Epidemiological Studies in the Low Endemicity Schistosomiasis Area in Esteio, Rio Grande do Sul, the Southernmost Brazilian State, 1997 to 2000 Carlos Graeff-Teixeira, Cristiana Valar, Caroline K de Moraes, Adriana Mostardeiro Salvany, Charles de Ornellas Brum, Rafael Lucyk Maurer, Renata Ben, Lúcia BLF Mardini, Marta Bañolas Jobim, Ronaldo Santos do Amaral PAGE: 73-78

Malnutrition and Hepatic Fibrosis in Murine Schistosomiasis Eridan M Coutinho PAGE: 85-92

Rural Tourism as Risk Factor for the Transmission of Schistosomiasis in Minas Gerais, Brazil Martin J Enk, Roberta L Caldeira, Omar S Carvalho, Virginia T Schall PAGE: 105-108

Clinical and Immunological Consequences of Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type-I and Schistosoma mansoni Co-infection Silvane Braga Santos, Aurélia Fonseca Porto, André Luiz Muniz, Amélia Ribeiro de Jesus, Edgar M Carvalho PAGE: 121-126

Schistosomiasis Mansoni in Areas of Low Transmission. Epidemiological Characterization of Venezuelan Foci B Alarcón de Noya, R Ruiz, C Colmenares, S Losada, IM Cesari, J Toro, O Noya PAGE: 5-10

Experimental Evidence and Ecological Perspectives for the Adaptation of Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907 (Digenea: Schistosomatidae) to a Wild Host, the Water-rat, Nectomys squamipes Brants, 1827 (Rodentia: Sigmodontin Paulo Sérgio D'Andrea, Fabiano Araujo Fernandes, Rui Cerqueira, Luis Rey PAGE: 11-14

Schistosomiasis Mansoni in Bananal (State of São Paulo, Brazil). II. Intermediate Hosts Horacio Manuel Santana Teles, Cláudio Santos Ferreira, Maria Esther de Carvalho, Valquíria Rosa de Lima, Fabiana Zacharias PAGE: 37-41

Susceptibility of Biomphalaria straminea (Dunker, 1848) from Serra da Mesa Dam, Goiás, Brazil to Infection with Three Strains of Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907 Monica Ammon Fernandez, Silvana Carvalho Thiengo PAGE: 59-60

Clustering of Schistosoma mansoni mRNA Sequences and Analysis of the Most Transcribed Genes: Implications in Metabolism and Biology of Different Developmental Stages Francisco Prosdocimi, Alessandra C Faria-Campos, Fabiano C Peixoto, Sérgio DJ Pena, José M Ortega, Glória R Franco PAGE: 61-69

Characterization of New Schistosoma mansoni Microsatellite Loci in Sequences Obtained from Public DNA Databases and Microsatellite Enriched Genomic Libraries NB Rodrigues, PT LoVerde, AJ Romanha, G Oliveira PAGE: 71-75

Cloning and Molecular Characterization of the Schistosoma mansoni Genes RbAp48 and Histone H4 Patrícia P Souza, Débora N Santos, Sérgio D J Pena, Glória R Franco PAGE: 77-84

Cis-acting Elements, CArG-, E-, CCAAT- and TATA-boxes May Be Involved in Sexually Regulated Gene Transcription in Schistosoma mansoni SU Busek, M Fantappie, LC Malaquias, RA Wilson, R Corrêa-Oliveira, GC Oliveira PAGE: 85-90

Partial Molecular Characterization of Sm8, a Tegumental Antigen of Schistosoma mansoni Frederico GC Abath, Edeneide M Xavier, Sílvia ML Montenegro, Roberto P Werkhauser PAGE: 91-93

Studies on the Production and Regulation of Interleukin, IL-13, IL-4 and Interferon-g in Human Schistosomiasis Mansoni Clarice N Lins de Morais, Joelma Rodrigues de Souza, Wlademir Gomes de Melo, Marcílio L Aroucha,Ana Lúcia C Domingues, Thomas Wynn, Frederico Guilherme Coutinho Abath, Silvia ML Montenegro PAGE: 113-114

Characterization of Sm14 Related Components in Different Helminths by Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis and Western Blotting Analysis Nilton Thaumaturgo, Mônica Magno Vilar, Ricardo Edelenyi, Miriam Tendler PAGE: 115-116

Intestinal Fibrovascular Nodules Caused by Schistosoma mansoni Infection in Calomys callosus Rengger, 1830 (Rodentia: Cricetidae): a Model of Concomitant Fibrosis and Angiogenesis Jane A Lenzi, Ester M Mota, Marcelo Pelajo-Machado, Leandro S Vale, Bruno S Vale, Zilton A Andrade, Henrique L Lenzi PAGE: 117-127

Natural Schistosoma mansoni Infection in Nectomys squamipes: Histopathological and Morphometric Analysis in Comparison to Experimentally Infected N. squamipes and C3H/He mice Michele Costa-Silva, Rosângela Rodrigues-Silva, Maarten Hulstijn, Renata Heisler Neves, Mônica de Souza Panasco, Henrique Leonel Lenzi, José Roberto Machado-Silva PAGE: 129-142

Parasitological Characteristics of Schistosoma mansoni Infection in Swiss Mice with Underlying Malnutrition Carla Simões, Renata Heisler Neves, Lucas de Andrade Barros, Patrícia Dias Brito, Cristiane Oliveira Cravo, Egberto Gaspar de Moura, José Roberto Machado-Silva PAGE: 143-147

Retinal Fluorescein Contrast Arrival Time of Young Patients with the Hepatosplenic Form of the Schistosomiasis Mansoni Ana Catarina Delgado de Souza, Carlos Teixeira Brandt, Liana Ventura, Fernando Oréfice PAGE: 161-164

Laboratory Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis in Areas of Low Transmission. A Review of a Line of Research O Noya, B Alarcón de Noya, S Losada, C Colmenares, C Guzmán, MA Lorenzo, H Bermúdez PAGE: 167-169

The Effect of Treatment on the Age-antibody Relationship in Children Infected with Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium Francisca Mutapi, Takafira Mduluza, Patricia D Ndhlovu PAGE: 173-180

Recent Studies on Schistosoma intercalatum: Taxonomic Status, Puzzling Distribution and Transmission Foci Revisited Joseph Jourdane, Vaughan R Southgate,Jean René Pagès,Patrick Durand, Louis Albert Tchuem Tchuentérn PAGE: 45-48

Genetic Epidemiology of Fecal Egg Excretion During Schistosoma mansoni Infection in an Endemic Area in Minas Gerais, Brazil J Bethony,A Gazzinelli, A Lopes, W Pereira, LF Alves-Oliveira, S Willams-Blangero, J Blangero, PT LoVerde, R Corrêa-Oliveira PAGE: 49-55

Studies on the Biology of Schistosomiasis with Emphasis on the Senegal River Basin VR Southgate, L-A Tchuem Tchuenté, M Sène, D De Clercq, A Théron, J Jourdane, BL Webster, D Rollinson, B Gryseels,J Vercruysse PAGE: 75-78

Preliminary Analysis of Sm14 in Distinct Fractions of Schistosoma mansoni Adult Worm Extract Nilton Thaumaturgo, Mônica Magno Vilar, Catia Maria Diogo, Ricardo Edelenyi, Miriam Tendler PAGE: 79-83

Control of Calcium Homeostasis in Schistosoma mansoni F Noël, VMN Cunha, CLM Silva, DL Mendonça-Silva PAGE: 85-88

Preliminary Results on the Effects of CD40/CD40L Interactions and SAC-induction on IFN-g Expression in Human Schistosomiasis Silvia ML Montenegro, Frederico GC Abath, Ana LC Domingues, Wlademir Melo, Clarice NL de Morais, Eridan M Coutinho, Siddhartha Mahanty, Thomas Wynnrn PAGE: 103-105

Quantitave and Qualitative Interferences of Pentoxifillyne on Hepatic Schistosoma mansoni Granulomas: Effects on Extracellular Matrix and Eosinophil Population Luis Felipe Reis, Túlio Galvão Ventura, Sônia Oliveira Souza, Arturo Arana-Pino,Marcelo Pelajo-Machado, Mario José S Pereira, Henrique Leonel Lenzi, Maria José Conceição, Christina Maeda Takiya PAGE: 107-112

Cloning and Characterization of SmZF1, a Gene Encoding a Schistosoma mansoni Zinc Finger Protein Paulo R Eleutério de Souza, Analina F Valadão, Carlos E Calzavara-Silva, Glória R Franco, Marcos A de Morais Júnior, Frederico GC Abath PAGE: 123-130

r-Sm14 - pRSETA Efficacy in Experimental Animals Celso Raul Romero Ramos, Mônica Magno Vilar, Ana Lúcia Tabet Oller Nascimento, Paulo Lee Ho, Nilton Thaumaturgo, Ricardo Edelenyi, Marília Almeida, Waldely de Oliveira Dias, Catia Maria Diogo, Miriam Tendler PAGE: 131-135

Infection by Schistosoma mansoni Sambon 1907 in the First Four Months of Life of Biomphalaria straminea (Dunker, 1848) in Brazil Monica Ammon Fernandez, Otávio Sarmento Pieri PAGE: 185-192

Changes on Schistosoma mansoni (Digenea: Schistosomatidae) Worm Load in Nectomys squamipes (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) Concurrently Infected with Echinostoma paraensei (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) Arnaldo Maldonado Júnior, Renata Coura, Juberlan da Silva Garcia, Reinalda Marisa Lanfredi, Luis Rey PAGE: 193-198

Effects of Schistosomal Mansoni Infection on Calomys callosus Coelom-associated Lymphomyeloid Tissue (Milky Spots) Jane A Lenzi/, Marcelo Pelajo-Machado/, Ester M Mota, Denise N Oliveira, Mônica S Panasco/, Zilton A Andrade, Henrique L Lenzi PAGE: 13-23

The Tegument of Schistosoma mansoni: Genes, Antigens and the Host-Parasite Relationship Edneide M Xavier, Norma Lucena-Silva, Roberto P Werkhauser, Gloria R Franco*, Ricardo AA Lira Santos, Andrew JG Simpson**, Frederico GC Abath PAGE: 85-86

Evaluation of parasitological and molecular techniques for the diagnosis and assessment of cure of schistosomiasis mansoni in a low transmission area Liliane Maria Vidal Siqueira, Luciana Inácia Gomes, Edward Oliveira, Eduardo Ribeiro de Oliveira, Áureo Almeida de Oliveira, Martin Johannes Enk, Nídia Figueiredo Carneiro, Ana Rabello, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho PAGE: 209-214 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140375

Histopathologic Features Associated with Susceptibility and Resistance of Biomphalaria Snails to Infection with Schistosoma mansoni Claudia Maria C Borges, Cecília Pereira de Souza*, Zilton A Andrade/ PAGE: 117-121

Genital Manifestations of Schistosomiasis mansoni in Women: Important but Neglected Hermann Feldmeier/, Raimundo Correia Daccal*, Mario Jorge Martins*, Valquiria Soares*, Ronaldo Martins** PAGE: 127-133

Age-related Worm Load and Worm Fecundity Patterns in Human Populations, as Indicated by Schistosome Circulating Antigens Katja Polman, L Van Lieshout, B Gryseels, AM Deelder PAGE: 123-125

Histoarchitecture of Schistosomal Granuloma Development and Involution: Morphogenetic and Biomechanical Approaches Henrique L Lenzi/,Eitan Kimmel*/,Helio Schechtman**,Marcelo Pelajo-Machado,Waldemiro S Romanha,Ronaldo G Pacheco***,Mario Mariano****,Jane A Lenzi PAGE: 141-151

Portal Veins of Mice Infected with Schistosoma mansoni Exhibit an Increased Reactivity to 5-Hydroxytryptamine CLM Silva, N Morel, F Noël/ PAGE: 153-155

Preliminary Results on the Regulatory Role of IFN-g and IL-10 Human Schistosomiasis Mansoni Silvia ML Montenegro/, Paulo Miranda*, Frederico GC Abath, Kirte M Teixeira, Eridan M Coutinho, Ana LC Domingues*, Luis Domingues*, Joeli Brinkman, Itay Gonçalves, Siddhartha Mahanty**, Alan Sher***, Thomas A Wynn*** PAGE: 173

Immunization with PIII, a Fraction of Schistosoma mansoni Soluble Adult Worm Antigenic Preparation, Affects Nitric Oxide Production by Murine Spleen Cells Diana Magalhães de Oliveira/*, Silvânia Antunes do Carmo, David N Silva-Teixeira,Alfredo Miranda Goes/ PAGE: 175-180

(Ca2+-Mg2+)ATPase in Schistosoma mansoni: Evidence for Heterogeneity and Resistance to Praziquantel VMN Cunha, F Noël PAGE: 181-182

IgE and IgG4 Antibodies in Subjects Reinfected with Schistosoma mansoni in an Endemic Area of Northeast Brazil Yara M Gomes, Felipe C Gomes, Veridiana C Furtado, Kirte M Teixeira, Wayner V Souza, Frederico GC Abath PAGE: 183-184

Protective Immunity Induced in Mice by F8.1 and F8.2 Antigens Purified from Schistosoma mansoni Eggs Claudia Campra Ferreira, Marcelo Matos Santoro, Alfredo Miranda Goes PAGE: 185-189

Induction of Protective Immunity against Schistosoma mansoni Infection by Antigens Purified from PIII, a Fraction of Adult Worm, Associated to the Downregulation of Granuloma Formation Shauma Gustavson, Sérgio Costa Oliveira, José Bento Alves*, Alfredo Miranda Goes/ PAGE: 191-196

Influence of Dietary n-6 and n-3 Lipids upon the Development of Pulmonary Granulomas Induced by Schistosoma mansoni Eggs SF Lima/, RA Ribeiro*, R Arantes**, PMZ Coelho***, LQ Vieira* PAGE: 197-198

Lactate Dehydrogenase: Sequence and Analysis of its Expression during the Life Cycle of Schistosoma mansoni R Guerra-Sá, GR Franco*, SDJ Pena* V Rodrigues**/ PAGE: 205-206

Sequencing and Expression Analysis of a Schistosoma mansoni Gene Homologue to a Drosophila Gene Involved in Germ Plasm Assembly Élida ML Rabelo/, Adriano BS Hobaika, Paulo Marcos Z Coelho, Sérgio DJ Pena* PAGE: 207-209

Characterization of an Abundant Schistosoma mansoni Transcript with No Homologs in the Databases Wendell SF Meira, Glória R Franco, Élida ML Rabelo*, Sérgio DJ Pena/ PAGE: 211-213

Morbidity of Schistosomiasis in an Endemic Area of the Northeast of the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil: a Clinical and Sonographic Study MJ Martins, RA Pinto-Silva, JC Serufo, AAM Rayes, MPS Damasceno*, MLV Martins*, APS Santos*, SC Drummond**, MAS Bezerra*, JR Lambertucci/ PAGE: 243-244

Chronic Carriers of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in an Endemic Area for Schistosomiasis Mansoni in Brazil JC Serufo/, CMF Antunes*, RA Pinto-Silva, R Gerspacher-Lara, AAM Rayes, SC Drummond**, CMF Reis, MJ Martins, SA Mingoti***, JR Lambertucci PAGE: 249-253

Activity of Oxamniquine at Skin, Pulmonary and Sexual Maturation Phases, on a Schistosoma mansoni Strain (R1) Previously Reported as Resistant at the Adult Phase Paulo Marcos Z Coelho*/**/, Fábio Ribeiro*, Rômulo T Mello, Francisco C Lima e Silva**, José Augusto Nogueira-Machado** PAGE: 267-268

Evidence for Functional Ryanodine Receptors in Schistosoma mansoni and their Putative Role in the Control of Calcium Homeostasis Clm Silva, dl Mendonça-Silva, f Noël PAGE: 269-270

Protein Deficiency Impairs the Schistosomicidal Action of Praziquantel SF Lima/, CTM Souza*, LQ Vieira, PMZ Coelho*/** PAGE: 271-272

IgM Antibodies to Schistosoma mansoni Gut-associated Antigens for the Study of Schistosomiasis Transmission in Ribeirão Pires, São Paulo Vera LF Camargo-Neves, Herminia Y Kanamura*/, Sylvia AG Vellosa**, Cybele Gargioni**, Luiz Candido S Dias*** PAGE: 273-278

A Comparative Study on IgG-ELISA, IgM-IFT and Kato-Katz Methods for Epidemiological Purposes in a Low Endemic Area for Schistosomiasis Rita Maria da Silva*/,Herminia Y Kanamura**, Eide D Camargo*, Silvia G Chiodelli*, Paulo M Nakamura*, Cybele Gargioni*, Sylvia AG Vellosa*, José LF Antunes*** PAGE: 279-282

Immunofluorescence Test on Schistosoma mansoni Worm Paraffin Sections (IgM-IFT) for the Study of Schistosomiasis Transmission in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil Virgília LC Lima/, Vânia MF Guercio, Osias Rangel, Hermínia Y Kanamura, Luiz Cândido S Dias PAGE: 283-288

Susceptibility of Nectomys rattus (Pelzen, 1883) to Experimental Infection with Schistosoma mansoni (Sambon, 1907): a Potential Reservoir in Brazil Ana Cláudia Ribeiro, Arnaldo Maldonado Jr., Paulo Sergio D'Andrea, Giovane Oliveira Vieira, Luís Rey PAGE: 295-299

Morphological Study of Adult Male Worms of Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907 by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy José Roberto Machado-Silva/, Marcelo Pelajo-Machado*, Henrique Leonel Lenzi*/, Delir Corrêa Gomes**/ PAGE: 303-307

Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907: Morphometric Differences between Adult Worms from Sympatric Rodent and Human Isolates Renata Heisler Neves/, Mário José dos Santos Pereira, Regina Maria Figueiredo de Oliveira*, Delir Corrêa Gomes**/, José Roberto Machado-Silva*/ PAGE: 309-312

Immunological System and Schistosoma mansoni: Co-evolutionary Immunobiology. What is the Eosinophil Role in Parasite-host Relationship? Henrique L Lenzi/, Ronaldo G Pacheco, Marcelo Pelajo-Machado/, Mônica S Panasco, Waldemiro S Romanha, Jane A Lenzi PAGE: 19-32

The Debate over the Effector Function of Eosinophils in Helminth Infection: New Evidence from Studies on the Regulation of Vaccine Immunity by IL-12 Thomas A Wynn PAGE: 105-108

Ultrastructural Study of the in Vitro Interaction between Biomphalaria glabrata Hemocytes and Schistosoma mansoni Miracidia Wolfan Araque, Emilia E Barrios, Pedro Rodríguez*, Víctor S Delgado, Héctor J Finol* PAGE: 905-908

Schistosoma mansoni Infections in the First Three Months of Life of Sympatric Intermediate Hosts from Brazil Monica Ammon Fernandez PAGE: 27-29

Unusual Histological Findings in Biomphalaria glabrata with High Degree of Resistance to Schistosoma mansoni Miracidia Adriana Godoy, Cecília Pereira de Souza, Carlos Tito Guimarães, Zilton A Andrade PAGE: 121-122

Re-evaluation of Schistosomiasis Mansoni in Minas Gerais, Brazil - II. Alto Paranaíba Mesoregion Omar S Carvalho , Cristiano L Massara, Horácio V Silveira Neto, Henrique L Guerra, Roberta L Caldeira, Cristiane LF Mendonça, Teofânia HDA Vidigal, Adelú Chaves, Naftale Katz PAGE: 141-142

Contrasting Genomic Variability between Clones from Field Isolates and Laboratory Populations of Schistosoma mansoni Patricia Machado Pintom , Cristiana FA Brito, Liana K Jannoti Passos, Miriam Tendler, Andrew JG Simpson PAGE: 409-414

A Comparative Study of the Organic Acid Content of the Hemolymph of Schistosoma mansoni-Resistant and Susceptible Strains of Biomphalaria glabrata José Clecildo Barreto Bezerra , Wilhelm Becker, Ulrike E Zelck PAGE: 421-425

Effects of Goyazensolide during in Vitro Cultivation of Schistosoma mansoni Léo Roberto Barth, Ana Paula Moraes Fernandes, João Tadeu Ribeiro-Paes, Vanderlei Rodrigues PAGE: 427-429

Comparative Histopathology of Biomphalaria glabrata, B. tenagophila and B. straminea with Variable Degrees of Resistance to Schistosoma mansoni Miracidia Cecilia Pereira de Souza, Claudia Cunha Borges, Andréa Guimarães Santana, Zilton A Andrade PAGE: 517-522

Update of the Gene Discovery Program in Schistosoma mansoni with the Expressed Sequence Tag Approach Élida ML Rabelo, Glória R Franco, Vasco AC Azevedo, Heloisa B Pena, Túlio M Santos, Wendell SF Meira, Neuza A Rodrigues, José Miguel Ortega, Sérgio DJ Pena PAGE: 625-629

Expression of Recombinant Antigens in Escherichia coli: Application on Immunochemical Studies of Schistosoma mansoni Tegumental Antigens Frederico GC Abath, Edeneide M Xavier, Joanne D'Arc B Silva; Marcos A Morais Junior,Silvia ML Montenegro PAGE: 637-641

Cloning and Characterization of a Schistosoma mansoni cDNA Clone with a Specific Antigenic Expression during Development in a Vertebrate Host Arlete Martins Coelho-Castelo, Vanderlei Rodrigues PAGE: 643-646

Morphological Study of Adult Male Worms of Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907 by Scanning Electron Microscopy José Roberto Machado-Silva, Reinalda Marisa Lanfredi, Delir Corrêa Gomes PAGE: 647-653

A Laboratory-based Approach to Biological Control of Snails Fred A Lewis, Matty Knight, Charles S Richards PAGE: 661-662

Evidentiation of Paramyosin (Sm-97) as a Modulating Antigen on Granulomatous Hypersensitivity to Schistosoma mansoni Eggs Cristine Hirsch, Claudia Carvalho-Queiroz, Gloria R Franco, Sergio DJ Pena, Andrew JG Simpson, Alfredo M Goes PAGE: 663-667

Biodistribution Study of the Anaesthetic Sodium Phenobarbital Labelled with Technetium-99m in Swiss Mice Infected with Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907 Susana Balmant Emerique Simões, José Roberto Machado-Silva, Bianca Gutfilen, Octávio Augusto França Presgrave, Márcia Betânia Oliveira, Mario Bernardo-Filho PAGE: 677-681

Role of Immune Complexes from Pacients with Different Clinical Forms of Schistosomiasis in the Modulation of In Vitro Granuloma Reaction Simone A Rezende, José R Lambertucci, Alfredo M Goes PAGE: 683-687

Impact of Antifibrotic Treatment on the Course of Schistosoma mansoni Infection in Murine Model Michal Giboda, James M Smith PAGE: 693-697

An Experimental Approach to the Pathogenesis of "Pipestem" Fibrosis (Symmers' Fibrosis of the Liver) Zilton A Andrade, Luciana M Silva, Marcia Maria de Souza PAGE: 699-706

Impact of the age of Biomphalaria alexandrina snails on Schistosoma mansoni transmission: modulation of the genetic outcome and the internal defence system of the snail Iman Fathy Abou-El-Naga, Hayam Abd El-Monem Sadaka, Eglal Ibrahim Amer, Iman Hassan Diab, Safaa Ibrahim Abd El-Halim Khedr PAGE: 585-595 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150016

Ultrastructural alterations in Schistosoma mansoni juvenile and adult male worms after in vitro incubation with primaquine Reem Osama A Kamel, Fatma El-Zahraa Anwar Bayaumy PAGE: 247-254 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160324

Diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infections: what are the choices in Brazilian low-endemic areas? Vanessa Silva-Moraes, Lisa M Shollenberger, Liliane Maria Vidal Siqueira, William Castro-Borges, Donald A Harn, Rafaella Fortini Queiroz e Grenfell, Ana Lucia Teles Rabello, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760180478

Differential expression profiles of miRNAs and their putative targets in Schistosoma mansoni during its life cycle Fabiano CP Abreu, Ester Alves Mota, Roberta V Pereira, Victor F Oliveira, Marcela P Costa, Matheus de S Gomes, Liana K Jannotti-Passos, William C Borges, Renata Guerra-Sá DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760200326

Discovery of new Schistosoma mansoni aspartyl protease inhibitors by structure-based virtual screening Bárbara Figueira Gomes, Mario Roberto Senger, José Teófilo Moreira-Filho, Fábio Jorge De Vasconcellos Júnior, Rafael Ferreira Dantas, Raymond Owens, Carolina Horta Andrade, Bruno Junior Neves, Floriano Paes Silva-Junior DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760230031

Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) of Schistosoma mansoni: non-canonical chromatin landscape and oviposition effects Natália S da Trindade, Marilia Bergamini Valentini, Anne Rognon, Tiago Manuel Fernandes Mendes, Matheus de Souza Gomes, Silmara Marques Allegretti, Christoph Grunau, Fernanda J Cabral DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760240075

Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) of Schistosoma mansoni : non-canonical chromatin landscape and oviposition effects Natália S da Trindadea, Marilia Bergamini Valentini, Anne Rognon, Tiago Manuel Fernandes Mendes, Matheus de Souza Gomes, Silmara Marques Allegretti, Christoph Grunau, Fernanda J Cabral DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760240075

Concomitant occurrence of chronic Schistosoma mansoni infection and chronic colitis restore immune imbalance and dysbiosis leading to protection against intestinal colitis and schistosome egg-induced intestinal fibrosis You-Ren Lin, Long Yin Lam, Chun-Ming Chang, Ho Yin Pekkle Lam DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760240045