Trypanosoma cruzi-cardiomyocytes: new contributions regarding a better understanding of this interaction

Trypanosoma cruzi-cardiomyocytes: new contributions regarding a better understanding of this interaction

The present paper summarizes new approaches regarding the progress done to the understanding of the interaction of Trypanosoma cruzi-cardiomyocytes. Mannose receptors localized at the surface of heart muscle cell are involved in binding and uptake of the parasite. One of the most striking events in...

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Main Authors: Maria de Nazareth Leal de Meirelles, Mirian Claudia S Pereira, Robert H Singer, Maria de Nazaré C Soeiro, Luciana R Garzoni, Dayse T Silva, Helene S Barbosa, Tania C Araujo-Jorge, Masako O Masuda, Marcia AM Capella, Anibal Gil Lopes, Alane B Vermelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1999-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
cardiomyocytes
calcium
SERCA ATPases
mRNA regulation
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