the present study was to examine the effects of infection with different, or mixed, G.
duodenalis assemblages on the integrity of human intestinal epithelia. To that end, human
epithelial cells (HCT-8) were cultured and exposed to different G. duodenalis assemblages
(A, B, and E) or a combination of these assemblages. Epithelial disruption and apoptosis
were evaluated by fluorescent microscopy and apoptotic oligonucleosome quantification …