Trypanosoma Cruzi Lineages Shape Macrophage Cytokine Profiles in Single and Mixed Infections

ABSTRACT Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, exhibits a wide clinical spectrum, which is influenced by the parasite's extensive genetic diversity. Growing evidence indicates that human infections are often multiclonal, involving a dynamic population of parasite clones, collectively ter...

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Veröffentlicht in:Parasite Immunology. - 47(2025), 9
1. Verfasser: Pereira, Cecília Luiza (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Carvalho, Giovana Maria Salmazi, Silva, Laura Eduarda Miranda, Silveira, Anna Clara Azevedo, Oliveira, Elida Cristina Monteiro, Silva, Claudio Vieira
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht: 2025
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Parasite Immunology
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