Infection by the Sylvio X10/4 clone of Trypanosoma cruzi: relevance of a low-virulence model of Chagas' disease

Cláudio R.F. Marinho, Luis N. Nuñez-Apaza, Karina R. Bortoluci, André L. Bombeiro, Daniella Z. Bucci, Marcos G. Grisotto, Luiz R. Sardinha, Christian E. Jorquera, Sergio Lira, Maria Regina D'Império Lima, José M. Álvarez

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Abstract

The physiopathology of Chagas' disease has been largely defined in murine infections with virulent strains which partially represent parasite diversity. This report reviews our studies with Sylvio X10/4 parasites, a Trypanosoma cruzi clone that induces no acute phase but in C3H/He mice leads to chronic myocarditis resembling the human disease. Crown

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1037-1045
Number of pages9
JournalMicrobes and Infection
Volume11
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2009

Keywords

  • Chagas' disease
  • Heart pathology
  • Immune response
  • Parasitaemia
  • Parasite evasion
  • Sylvio X10/4 parasites
  • Trypanosoma cruzi

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