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It is caused by the helminths<jats:italic>Schistosoma mansoni<\/jats:italic>(<jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>.<jats:italic>mansoni<\/jats:italic>),<jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>.<jats:italic>haematobium<\/jats:italic>, or<jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>.<jats:italic>japonicum<\/jats:italic>. Typically, patients with schistosomiasis suffer from symptoms of liver fibrosis and hepatosplenomegaly. Currently, patients were treated with praziquantel. Although praziquantel effectively kills the worm, it cannot prevent re-infection or resolve liver fibrosis. Also, current treatment options are not ample to completely cure liver fibrosis and splenic damages. Moreover, resistance of praziquantel has been reported in vivo and in vitro studies. Therefore, finding new effective treatment agents is urgently needed. 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