Role of calreticulin from parasites in its interaction with vertebrate hosts

V Ferreira, MC Molina, C Valck, Á Rojas, L Aguilar… - Molecular …, 2004 - Elsevier
Although parasites range from protozoan to complex, evolutionary advanced arthropods, in
general, a hallmark of parasite life cycles is their ability to adapt to changes in temperature …

NK Cells Contribute to the Control of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection by Killing Free Parasites by Perforin-Independent Mechanisms

T Lieke, SEB Graefe, U Klauenberg… - Infection and …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi circulates in the blood as trypomastigotes and
invades a variety of cells to multiply intracellularly as amastigotes. The acute phase leads to …

Evidence for a perforin‐mediated mechanism controlling cardiac inflammation in Trypanosoma cruzi infection

A HENRIQUES‐PONS, GM Oliveira… - International journal …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
CD8+ T lymphocytes are considered an important cell population involved in the control of
parasitaemia and mortality after Trypanosoma cruzi infection. However, despite recent …

Concerted action of perforin and granzymes is critical for the elimination of Trypanosoma cruzi from mouse tissues, but prevention of early host death is in addition …

U Müller, V Sobek, S Balkow… - European journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
CTL and NK cells are critical for resistance to acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection, but are
also implicated in the pathology induced by this intracellular protozoan parasite. Here we …

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V Ferreira, MC MOLINA, C Valck, A Rojas, A Ferreira - 2002 - researchgate.net
Calreticulin, a calcium-binding protein of the endoplasmic reticulum, is a highly conserved
multifunctional protein, present in every cell of higher organisms, except erythrocytes. The …

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MATERIALS AND METHODS Parasites and mice. T. cruzi strain Tulahuen (WHO reference
strain M/HOM/CH/00/Tulahuen C2) is maintained by serial passage in BALB/c mice. In vitro …

Beteiligung von murinen Natürlichen Killer (NK)-Zellen an der Immunantwort gegen intrazelluläre und extrazelluläre Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909)

T Lieke - 2004 - ediss.sub.uni-hamburg.de
Trypanosoma cruzi, Erreger der südamerikanischen Chagas-Krankheit, ist ein einzelliger
Parasit, dessen Entwicklungszyklus durch einen Wirtswechsel Insekt-Säugetier …