Chagas disease diagnostic applications: present knowledge and future steps

V Balouz, F Agüero, CA Buscaglia - Advances in parasitology, 2017 - Elsevier
Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is a lifelong and debilitating
illness of major significance throughout Latin America and an emergent threat to global …

Metabolic features of chronic fatigue syndrome

RK Naviaux, JC Naviaux, K Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
More than 2 million people in the United States have myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic
fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). We performed targeted, broad-spectrum metabolomics to gain …

Central role of metabolism in Trypanosoma cruzi tropism and Chagas disease pathogenesis

Z Liu, R Ulrich vonBargen, LI McCall - Current opinion in microbiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Trypanosoma cruzi parasites and Chagas disease show specific
tropism.•Metabolism is implicated in T. cruzi parasite tropism and Chagas disease …

Persistent Biofluid Small-Molecule Alterations Induced by Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Are Not Restored by Parasite Elimination

DA Dean, J Roach, R Ulrich vonBargen… - ACS Infectious …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chagas disease (CD), caused by Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) protozoa, is a complicated
parasitic illness with inadequate medical measures for diagnosing infection and monitoring …

Mapping of host-parasite-microbiome interactions reveals metabolic determinants of tropism and tolerance in Chagas disease

E Hossain, S Khanam, DA Dean, C Wu… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Chagas disease (CD) is a parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi protozoa,
presenting with cardiomyopathy, megaesophagus, and/or megacolon. To determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolomics assessment reveals oxidative stress and altered energy production in the heart after ischemic acute kidney injury in mice

BM Fox, HW Gil, L Kirkbride-Romeo, RA Bagchi… - Kidney international, 2019 - Elsevier
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a systemic disease associated with widespread effects on distant
organs, including the heart. Normal cardiac function is dependent on constant ATP …

Modulation of host central carbon metabolism and in situ glucose uptake by intracellular Trypanosoma cruzi amastigotes

S Shah-Simpson, G Lentini, PC Dumoulin… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Obligate intracellular pathogens satisfy their nutrient requirements by coupling to host
metabolic processes, often modulating these pathways to facilitate access to key …

Identification of Chagas disease biomarkers using untargeted metabolomics

A Herreros-Cabello, P Bosch-Nicolau… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Untargeted metabolomic analysis is a powerful tool used for the discovery of novel
biomarkers. Chagas disease (CD), caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is a neglected tropical …

Small molecule mediators of host-T. cruzi-environment interactions in Chagas disease

G Kwakye-Nuako, CE Middleton, LI McCall - PLoS Pathogens, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Small molecules (less than 1,500 Da) include major biological signals that mediate host-
pathogen-microbiome communication. They also include key intermediates of metabolism …

Spatial metabolomics identifies localized chemical changes in heart tissue during chronic cardiac Chagas Disease

DA Dean, G Gautham, JL Siqueira-Neto… - PLoS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Chagas disease (CD), caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is one of nineteen
neglected tropical diseases. CD is a vector-borne disease transmitted by triatomines, but CD …