Innate immunity and regulatory T-cells in human Chagas disease: what must be understood?

There is a general consensus that during chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection, the host immune system induces complex processes to ensure the control of parasite growth while preserving the potential to mount and maintain a life-long controlled humoral and cellular immune response against the invadin...

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Main Authors: Renato Sathler-Avelar, Danielle Marquete Vitelli-Avelar, Andréa Teixeira-Carvalho, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2009-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000900031