BECN1 and hydrops fetalis: As shown in Figure 3, HF from E. granulosus induced an increase in the transcript levels in BMDCs of beclin-1 compared to control cells by 5.48 fold (p<0.0001); similarly, HF-treated BMDCs in the presence of rapamycin increased the response of the autophagy inducer by 4.41 fold (p<0.0001) compared to rapamycin control.