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Artemisitene (ATT), which contains an additional \u03b1, \u03b2-unsaturated carbonyl structure, has shown enhanced biological activities. This study aims to evaluate the anti-schistosomaiasis japonica activity of ATT and compare it with ART.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We assessed liver inflammation and fibrosis in mice using hematoxylin and eosin staining and Sirius red staining, respectively. RNA sequencing analyzed transcriptomics in female and male <jats:italic>Schistosoma japonicum<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>S. japonicum<\/jats:italic>) adult worms and mice livers, with cytokine profiling and flow cytometry to study immune responses under ART or ATT treatment.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>ATT exhibits a marked reduction in female <jats:italic>S. japonicum<\/jats:italic> adult worms and egg numbers, damaging the adult worms\u2019 surface. It also influences the transcription of genes related to cellular anatomical structures. Notably, ATT treatment resulted in significant reductions in liver granuloma size and collagen area, alongside lowering serum levels of glutamic pyruvic and glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase more effectively than ART. Both ART and ATT markedly decreased neutrophil frequency in the liver and elevated eosinophil counts. However, only ATT treatment significantly reduced the M1\/M2 and Th1\/Th2 indices, indicating a pronounced shift in immune response profiles. ATT-affected host immunity correlated with the extent of liver fibrosis and the count of single males more strongly than ART.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>ATT, as a novel preventive strategy for schistosomiasis japonica in mice, significantly outperforms ART.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Graphical Abstract<\/jats:title>\n                \n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13071-024-06426-y","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,15]],"date-time":"2024-08-15T18:01:51Z","timestamp":1723744911000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Artemisitene shows superiority over artemisinin in preventing Schistosoma japonica-induced liver disease"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-1067-8176","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Meng-Ke","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-3068-0349","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xu-Yang","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8638-5225","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Juan-Juan","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-6150-8578","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zhi-Peng","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-7274-8058","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gui-Ying","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-0071-8870","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jun-Ling","family":"Cai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-1074-8052","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zuo-Ming","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-4281-1132","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yu-Yun","family":"Yan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8093-138X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xiao-Fang","family":"Ji","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1235-0804","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zhong-Jin","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1358-6421","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zi","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"6426_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"86","DOI":"10.1556\/1886.2024.00013","volume":"14","author":"E Ponzo","year":"2024","unstructured":"Ponzo E, Midiri A, Manno A, Pastorello M, Biondo C, Mancuso G. 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