Distinct Outcomes ofTrypanosoma cruziInfection in Hamsters Are Related to Myocardial Parasitism, Cytokine/Chemokine Gene Expression, and Protein Expression Profile | Zendy

Angelina M. Bilate | Zendy; Priscila Camillo Teixeira | Zendy; Susan Pereira Ribeiro | Zendy; Thales de Brito | Zendy; Ana Maria Gonçalves da Silva | Zendy; Momtchilo Russo | Zendy; Jorge Kalil | Zendy; Edécio CunhaNeto | Zendy

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Distinct Outcomes ofTrypanosoma cruziInfection in Hamsters Are Related to Myocardial Parasitism, Cytokine/Chemokine Gene Expression, and Protein Expression Profile

Author(s) -

Angelina M. Bilate,

Priscila Camillo Teixeira,

Susan Pereira Ribeiro,

Thales de Brito,

Ana Maria Gonçalves da Silva,

Momtchilo Russo,

Jorge Kalil,

Edécio CunhaNeto

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/590347

Subject(s) - trypanosoma cruzi , biology , chagas disease , myocarditis , chemokine , immunology , parasitemia , cytokine , mesocricetus , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , hamster , inflammation , medicine , world wide web , computer science , plasmodium falciparum , malaria , parasite hosting

Trypanosoma cruzi-infected outbred hamsters reproduce the range of different outcomes of Chagas disease noted in humans. We tested whether myocarditis, its mediators, and myocardial protein expression are related to the severity of the acute phase of T. cruzi infection in the hamster model.

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