Oral Chagas disease in Colombia—confirmed and suspected routes of transmission

NL Beatty, C Arango-Ferreira, L Gual-Gonzalez… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease (CD) remains endemic throughout many regions of Colombia despite
implementing decades of vector control strategies in several departments. Some regions …

Extracellular vesicles in the context of chagas disease-A systematic review

EM Garcez, N Gomes, AS Moraes, R Pogue… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Extracellular vesicle (EVs) traffic is considered an important cellular communication process
between cells that can be part of a single organism or belong to different living beings. The …

New biomarker in Chagas disease: extracellular vesicles isolated from peripheral blood in chronic Chagas disease patients modulate the human immune response

RP Madeira, LM Dal'Mas Romera… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by the flagellated protozoan
Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), is a major public health problem. It was initially restricted to …

Functional antibodies against G-protein coupled receptors in Beagle dogs infected with two different strains of Trypanosoma cruzi

G Wallukat, FA Botoni, MOC Rocha, V Louise… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The interaction of the anti-beta1-adrenergic receptor autoantibodies (β1ARAb) and the anti-
muscarinic M2 receptor autoantibodies (M2RAb) with cardiac neurotransmitter receptors …

IL-10-dependent and-independent mechanisms are involved in the cardiac pathology modulation mediated by fenofibrate in an experimental model of chagas heart …

J Rada, M Donato, FN Penas, C Alba Soto… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
IL-10 is an anti-inflammatory cytokine that plays a significant role in the modulation of the
immune response in many pathological conditions, including infectious diseases. Infection …

Neuronal parasitism, early myenteric neurons depopulation and continuous axonal networking damage as underlying mechanisms of the experimental intestinal …

MF Ricci, SR Béla, MM Moraes, MT Bahia… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
There is a growing consensus that the balance between the persistence of infection and the
host immune response is crucial for chronification of Chagas heart disease. Extrapolation for …

Identification of host antioxidant effectors as thioridazine targets: Impact on cardiomyocytes infection and Trypanosoma cruzi-induced acute myocarditis

ELBC Domingues, E Gonçalves-Santos… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phenothiazines inhibit antioxidant enzymes in trypanosomatids. However, potential
interferences with host cell antioxidant defenses are central concerns in using these drugs to …

Enteric nervous system regeneration and functional cure of experimental digestive Chagas disease with trypanocidal chemotherapy

AA Khan, HC Langston, L Walsh, R Roscoe… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Digestive Chagas disease (DCD) is an enteric neuropathy caused by Trypanosoma cruzi
infection. There is a lack of evidence on the mechanism of pathogenesis and rationales for …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro models for investigation of the host-parasite interface-possible applications in acute Chagas disease

NM Breyner, M Hecht, N Nitz, E Rose, JL Carvalho - Acta tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Chagas disease (CD), caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is the main parasitic disease in the
Western Hemisphere, with an increasing number of cases, especially in non-endemic …

[HTML][HTML] Network Analysis of Pathogenesis Markers in Murine Chagas Disease Under Antimicrobial Treatment

N Dias, M Dias, A Ribeiro, N Gomes, A Moraes… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease (CD), a disease affecting millions globally, remains shrouded in scientific
uncertainty, particularly regarding the role of the intestinal microbiota in disease …