The endless race between Trypanosoma cruzi and host immunity: lessons for and beyond Chagas disease

C Junqueira, B Caetano, DC Bartholomeu… - Expert reviews in …, 2010 - cambridge.org
Infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease, is
characterised by a variable clinical course–from symptomless cases to severe chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Kinetics of cytokine gene expression in experimental chagasic cardiomyopathy: tissue parasitism and endogenous IFN-γ as important determinants of …

A Talvani, CS Ribeiro, JCS Aliberti, V Michailowsky… - Microbes and …, 2000 - Elsevier
We investigated the kinetics of parasite replication, leukocyte migration, and
cytokine/chemokine mRNA expression in the heart tissue from animals infected with the …

Immunotherapy of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection with DNA Vaccines in Mice

E Dumonteil, J Escobedo-Ortegon… - Infection and …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
The mechanisms involved in the pathology of chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy are still
debated, and the controversy has interfered with the development of new treatments and …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of CD8+ αβ T cells in Trypanosoma cruzi-elicited myocarditis is associated with acquisition of CD62LLowLFA-1HighVLA-4High activation …

PVA dos Santos, E Roffê, HC Santiago, RA Torres… - Microbes and …, 2001 - Elsevier
The determinants of the prevalence of CD8+ T cells in the inflamed myocardium of
Trypanosoma cruzi-infected patients and experimental animals are undefined. Using …

Requirement of UNC93B1 reveals a critical role for TLR7 in host resistance to primary infection with Trypanosoma cruzi

BC Caetano, BB Carmo, MB Melo, A Cerny… - The Journal of …, 2011 - journals.aai.org
Abstract UNC93B1 associates with TLR3, 7, and 9, mediating their translocation from the
endoplasmic reticulum to the endolysosome, thus allowing proper activation by microbial …

B cells modulate T cells so as to favour T helper type 1 and CD8+ T‐cell responses in the acute phase of Trypanosoma cruzi infection

F Cardillo, E Postol, J Nihei, LS Aroeira, A Nomizo… - …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we have evaluated the production of pro‐and anti‐inflammatory cytokines and
the formation of central and effector memory T cells in mice lacking mature B cells (muMT …

The End Justifies the Means: Chagas Disease from a Perspective of the Host–Trypanosoma cruzi Interaction

IV Rossi, DAS de Souza, MI Ramirez - Life, 2024 - mdpi.com
The neglected Chagas disease (CD) is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma
cruzi. Despite CD dispersion throughout the world, it prevails in tropical areas affecting …

Pentoxifylline Reverses Chronic Experimental Chagasic Cardiomyopathy in Association with Repositioning of Abnormal CD8+ T-Cell Response

IR Pereira, G Vilar-Pereira, OC Moreira… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy (CCC), the main clinical sign of Chagas
disease, is associated with systemic CD8+ T-cell abnormalities and CD8-enriched …

Trypanosoma cruzi as an effective cancer antigen delivery vector

C Junqueira, LI Santos… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
One of the main challenges in cancer research is the development of vaccines that induce
effective and long-lived protective immunity against tumors. Significant progress has been …

Comparative evaluation of therapeutic DNA vaccines against Trypanosoma cruzi in mice

G Sanchez-Burgos, RG Mezquita-Vega… - FEMS Immunology & …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is a major public
health problem in most of Latin America. A key priority is the development of new treatments …