Molluscicidal and antioxidant activities of silver nanoparticles on the multi-species of snail intermediate hosts of schistosomiasis.

Khaled M ZayedYun-Hai GuoShan LvYi ZhangXiao-Nong Zhou

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)

Synthesized Ag-NPs have a clear molluscicidal effect against various snail intermediate hosts of intestinal schistosome parasites and could potentially serve as next generation molluscicides.

Keyphrases

silver nanoparticles
epithelial mesenchymal transition
oxidative stress
oxide nanoparticles
quantum dots
anti inflammatory
signaling pathway
highly efficient
plasmodium falciparum