What do you need to know before studying Chagas disease? A beginner's guide

JA De Fuentes-Vicente, NG Santos-Hernández… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease is one of the most important tropical infections in the world and mainly
affects poor people. The causative agent is the hemoflagellate protozoan Trypanosoma …

Immunopathogenesis in Trypanosoma cruzi infection: a role for suppressed macrophages and apoptotic cells

NS Vellozo, TC Matos-Silva, MF Lopes - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
During Trypanosoma cruzi infection, macrophages phagocytose parasites and remove
apoptotic cells through efferocytosis. While macrophage 1 (M1) produces proinflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] The Functions of Cytokines in the Cardiac Immunopathogenesis of Chagas Disease

MC de Alba-Alvarado, M Cabrera-Bravo, E Zenteno… - Pathogens, 2024 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease is a complex zoonosis. Clinically, it presents in two distinct phases, acute
and chronic. The ability of patients to respond to Trypanosoma cruzi infection depends on …

Early events during host cell-pathogen interaction, volume II

PST Veras, A Descoteaux, MI Colombo… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The parasitic trypanosomatids cause lethal and debilitating diseases such as leishmaniasis,
and Chagas disease, with major impacts on human health (Horn, 2022) Continuous …

Structural Heart Disease in the Tropics: A Comprehensive Review

E Elisa, B Bramantono, MV Arfijanto, M Rusli… - Current Problems in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Structural heart disease (SHD) remains a significant global health challenge,
disproportionately impacting populations in tropical regions where the burden of infectious …

[HTML][HTML] Development of Novel Drugs for the Treatment of Chagas Disease

A Reséndiz-Mora, JC Santiago-Hernández… - 2023 - intechopen.com
Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is a zoonosis caused by the hemoflagellate
parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. It is mainly transmitted by the bite of blood-sucking insects. It is …

Tripanosomiasis Americana y su relación con el perro doméstico; un dilema entre el romanticismo y el riesgo a la salud en México

PA Moreno-Pérez, NR Durán… - Dilemas …, 2024 -  …
La tripanosomiasis americana (TPA) es causada por el parasito Trypanosoma cruzi, y se
transmite cuando la orina o heces de una chinche infectada entra en contacto con diversos …