Pathogen diversity, immunity, and the fate of infections: lessons learned from Trypanosoma cruzi human–host interactions

LMD Magalhães, KJ Gollob, B Zingales… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The complexity of host–pathogen interactions often leads to distinct clinical outcomes upon
infection with different pathogen strains. In this Review, we explore the interactions between …

[HTML][HTML] Chagas disease vaccine design: the search for an efficient Trypanosoma cruzi immune-mediated control

AE Bivona, AS Alberti, N Cerny, SN Trinitario… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chagas disease is currently endemic to 21 Latin-American countries and has also become a
global concern because of globalization and mass migration of chronically infected …

[HTML][HTML] Immunity and vaccine development efforts against Trypanosoma cruzi

LE Rios, JC Vázquez-Chagoyán, AO Pacheco… - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) is the causative agent for Chagas disease (CD). There is a
critical lack of methods for prevention of infection or treatment of acute infection and chronic …

Chagas disease: perspectives on the past and present and challenges in drug discovery

FRP Mansoldo, F Carta, A Angeli, VS Cardoso… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease still has no effective treatment option for all of its phases despite being
discovered more than 100 years ago. The development of commercial drugs has been …

Harnessing RNA technology to advance therapeutic vaccine antigens against chagas disease

C Mancino, J Pollet, A Zinger, KM Jones… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Chagas disease (CD)(American trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma cruzi) is a
parasitic disease endemic in 21 countries in South America, with increasing global spread …

The case for the development of a Chagas disease vaccine: why? How? When?

E Dumonteil, C Herrera - Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease is a major neglected tropical disease, transmitted predominantly by
triatomine insect vectors, but also through congenital and oral routes. While endemic in the …

Post-proline cleaving enzymes (PPCEs): classification, structure, molecular properties, and applications

A Baharin, TY Ting, HH Goh - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Proteases or peptidases are hydrolases that catalyze the breakdown of polypeptide chains
into smaller peptide subunits. Proteases exist in all life forms, including archaea, bacteria …

Update on relevant trypanosome peptidases: Validated targets and future challenges

VE Alvarez, PA Iribarren, GT Niemirowicz… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of the American Trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, and
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, the agents of …

Mucosal Heterologous Prime/Boost Vaccination Induces Polyfunctional Systemic Immunity, Improving Protection Against Trypanosoma cruzi

A Sanchez Alberti, AE Bivona, MN Matos… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
There are several unmet needs in modern immunology. Among them, vaccines against
parasitic diseases and chronic infections lead. Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of …

Cruzipain and Its Physiological Inhibitor, Chagasin, as a DNA-Based Therapeutic Vaccine Against Trypanosoma cruzi

N Cerny, AE Bivona, A Sanchez Alberti… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chagas disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is endemic in 21
Latin American countries and the southern United States and now is spreading into several …