Figure 6.
SjANX A13 knockdown affects the vitality and reproduction of S. japonicum. A Time schedule for siRNA efficiency assay and long-term siRNA experiment. B Comparison of the efficacies of the negative control and three SjANX A13-specific siRNA pairs. C Effects of SjANX A13 S1 siRNA on SjANX A13 gene expression after 10 injections between 4 and 42 dpi. D Effect of long-term siRNA treatment on the worm burden. E Effect of long-term siRNA treatment on reproductive capacity of female worms. F Effect of long-term siRNA treatment on the liver egg burden. G Effect of long-term siRNA treatment on egg hatching rate. All experiments were performed in triplicate and are expressed as the mean ± SD. Significant differences are indicated (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01). The reduction rates are presented in the panels. A was created with Biorender.com.