Absence of Fas-L aggravates renal injury in acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection

Absence of Fas-L aggravates renal injury in acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection

Trypanosoma cruzi infection induces diverse alterations in immunocompetent cells and organs, myocarditis and congestive heart failure. However, the physiological network of disturbances imposed by the infection has not been addressed thoroughly. Regarding myocarditis induced by the infection, we obs...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Melo de Oliveira, Masako Oya Masuda, Nazaré N Rocha, Nestor Schor, Cléber S Hooper, Tânia C de Araújo-Jorge, Andréa Henriques-Pons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2009-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
Fas-L
myocarditis
acute kidney injury
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