Evasion of immune responses by Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease

Evasion of immune responses by Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease

Infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi leads to Chagas disease, which affects millions of people in Latin America. Infection with T. cruzi cannot be eliminated by the immune system. A better understanding of immune evasion mechanisms is required in order to develop more effective va...

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Main Author: G.A. DosReis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
T cells
GPI-anchors
TGF-β
Mucin
Apoptosis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000200001&lng=en&tlng=en

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