African Trypanosomiasis: Extracellular Vesicles Shed by <i>Trypanosoma brucei brucei</i> Manipulate Host Mononuclear Cells

African Trypanosomiasis: Extracellular Vesicles Shed by <i>Trypanosoma brucei brucei</i> Manipulate Host Mononuclear Cells

African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a zoonotic disease caused by <i>Trypanosoma brucei</i>, a protozoan parasite transmitted by <i>Glossina</i> spp. (tsetse fly). Parasite introduction into mammal hosts triggers a succession of events, involving both innate and ad...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Dias-Guerreiro, Joana Palma-Marques, Patrícia Mourata-Gonçalves, Graça Alexandre-Pires, Ana Valério-Bolas, Áurea Gabriel, Telmo Nunes, Wilson Antunes, Isabel Pereira da Fonseca, Marcelo Sousa-Silva, Gabriela Santos-Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
African trypanosomiasis
<i>Trypanosoma brucei brucei</i>
exosomes
macrophages
T lymphocytes
regulatory T cells
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/8/1056

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