Complement protein C1q, the recognition molecule of the classical pathway, performs a
diverse range of complement and non-complement functions. It can bind various ligands …

The Trypanosomatidae family includes the genera Trypanosoma and Leishmania,
protozoan parasites displaying complex digenetic life cycles requiring a vertebrate host and …

The aim of this paper is to discuss the main ecological interactions between the parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi and its hosts, the mother and the fetus, leading to the transmission and …

Publisher Summary Maternal fetal transmission of T. cruzi can have severe outcomes by
compromising survival and fetal/neonatal growth, and/or can lead to severe clinical forms of …

Chagas disease (CD), caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is considered
a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization. Congenital transmission of …

American Trypanosomiasis is an important neglected reemerging tropical parasitism,
infecting about 8 million people worldwide. Its agent, Trypanosoma cruzi, exhibits multiple …

Background Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite endemic to Latin
America. Most infections occur in children by vector or congenital transmission …

Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas' disease, the sixth neglected tropical disease
worldwide, infects 10–12 million people in Latin America. Differently from T. cruzi …

Abstract Background Chagas disease or American Trypanosomiasis is caused by the
flagellated protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) and is recognized by the WHO …

Filarial parasites modulate effective immune response of their host by releasing a variety of
immunomodulatory molecules, which help in the long persistence of the parasite within the …