An induced population of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes more resistant to complement lysis promotes a phenotype with greater differentiation, invasiveness, and release of extracellular vesicles
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by , which uses blood-feeding triatomine bugs as a vector to finally infect mammalian hosts. Upon entering the host, the parasite needs to effectively evade the attack of the complement system and quickly invade cells to guarantee an infection....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022
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| Online Access: | https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/8154/1/fcimb-12-1046681.pdf |