How Trypanosoma cruzi deals with oxidative stress: Antioxidant defence and DNA repair pathways

A Machado-Silva, PG Cerqueira… - … Research/Reviews in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, is an obligatory intracellular
parasite with a digenetic life cycle. Due to the variety of host environments, it faces several …

DNA lesions and repair in trypanosomatids infection

BM Repolês, CR Machado… - Genetics and Molecular …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Pathological processes such as bacterial, viral and parasitic infections can generate a
plethora of responses such as, but not restricted to, oxidative stress that can be harmful to …

Catalase expression impairs oxidative stress-mediated signalling in Trypanosoma cruzi

ACG Freire, CL Alves, GR Goes, BC Resende… - Parasitology, 2017 - cambridge.org
Trypanosoma cruzi is exposed to oxidative stresses during its life cycle, and amongst the
strategies employed by this parasite to deal with these situations sits a peculiar …

Trypanosoma cruzi Antioxidant Enzymes As Virulence Factors in Chagas Disease

L Piacenza, G Peluffo, MN Alvarez… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Chagas disease (CD) affects several million people in Latin America and is
spreading beyond its classical boundaries due to the migration of infected host and insect …

Insights into the redox biology of Trypanosoma cruzi: Trypanothione metabolism and oxidant detoxification

F Irigoín, L Cibils, MA Comini, SR Wilkinson… - Free Radical Biology …, 2008 - Elsevier
Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiologic agent of Chagas' disease, an infection that affects several
million people in Latin America. With no immediate prospect of a vaccine and problems …

[HTML][HTML] Trypanosoma cruzi MSH2: Functional analyses on different parasite strains provide evidences for a role on the oxidative stress response

PC Campos, VG Silva, C Furtado… - Molecular and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Components of the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) pathway are major players in processes
known to generate genetic diversity, such as mutagenesis and DNA recombination …

DNA repair BER pathway inhibition increases cell death caused by oxidative DNA damage in Trypanosoma cruzi

G Cabrera, C Barria, C Fernandez… - Journal of Cellular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasitic protozoan, is the etiological agent of Chagas disease, an
endemic and neglected pathology in Latin America. It presents a life cycle that involves a …

[HTML][HTML] Redox Balance Keepers and Possible Cell Functions Managed by Redox Homeostasis in Trypanosoma cruzi

AC Mesías, NJ Garg, MP Zago - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The toxicity of oxygen and nitrogen reactive species appears to be merely the tip of the
iceberg in the world of redox homeostasis. Now, oxidative stress can be seen as a two-sided …

Trypanosoma cruzi response to the oxidative stress generated by hydrogen peroxide

JK Finzi, CWM Chiavegatto, KF Corat, JA Lopez… - Molecular and …, 2004 - Elsevier
As an intracellular parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi is exposed to reactive oxygen species. The
study of the proteins involved in the hydroperoxide detoxification cascade, tryparedoxin …

DNA damage and oxidative stress in human cells infected by Trypanosoma cruzi

PTV Florentino, D Mendes, FNL Vitorino… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiologic agent of Chagas' disease. Infected cells with T. cruzi
activate several responses that promote unbalance of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that …