Correction: Activation of Nuclear Factor Kappa B in the Hepatic Stellate Cells of Mice with Schistosomiasis Japonica.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.

Activation of nuclear factor kappa B in the hepatic stellate cells of mice with schistosomiasis japonica.

Schistosomiasis japonica is a serious tropical parasitic disease in humans, which causes inflammation and fibrosis of the liver. Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are known to play an important role in schistosome-induced fibrosis, but their role in schistosome-induced inflammation is still largely unknown. Here, we use a murine model of schistosomiasis japonica to investigate the role that nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), a critical mediator of inflammatory responses, plays in schistosome-induced inflammation.