Lipid Bodies: Inflammatory Organelles Implicated in Host‐Trypanosoma cruzi Interplay during Innate Immune Responses

HD′ Avila, DAM Toledo… - Mediators of Inflammation, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The flagellated protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi is the causal agent of Chagas′ disease, a
significant public health issue and still a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Latin …

Autophagy plays a protective role against Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mice

AF Casassa, MC Vanrell, MI Colombo, RA Gottlieb… - Virulence, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Autophagy is a catabolic pathway required for cellular and organism homeostasis.
Autophagy participates in the innate and adaptive immune responses at different levels …

Differential tissue distribution of discrete typing units after drug combination therapy in experimental Trypanosoma cruzi mixed infection

M Strauss, MSL Presti, JC Ramírez, PC Bazán… - Parasitology, 2021 - cambridge.org
The aim of the present work was to evaluate the distribution of the different clones of the
parasite prevailing after treatment with benznidazole (BZ) and clomipramine (CLO), in mice …