Vaccination of hamsters with Opisthorchis viverrini extracellular vesicles and vesicle-derived recombinant tetraspanins induces antibodies that block vesicle uptake by cholangiocytes and reduce parasite burden after challenge infection.
Sujittra ChaiyadetJavier SotilloWatchara KrueajampaSophita ThongsenPaul J BrindleyBanchob SripaAlex LoukasThewarach LahaPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)
Liver fluke EVs and recombinant tetraspanins derived from the EV surface when administered to hamsters induce antibody responses that block EV uptake by target bile duct cells and exert partial efficacy and against O. viverrini challenge.