Author(s): Ferreira, Stephanie ; Fernandes, Rúben ; Botelho, Mónica C.
Date: 2018
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/18740
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
Subject(s): Fasciola hepatica; Mammalian cells; Cholangiocarcinoma; O. viverrini; C. sinensis; Chine Hamster Ovary (CHO)
Fascioliasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects poor people from poor and developing countries. In the world, it has been estimated that at least 2.6 million people are affected with this disease. The International agency for Research on Cancer, states that O. viverrini and C. sinensis, also liver flukes, are considered as definitive causes of cholangiocarcinoma. However, fascioliasis caused by F. hepatica has not been associated with cancer to date. There are not any known causative associations between this parasite and liver cancer (cholangiocarcinoma).
