Review on Trypanosoma cruzi : Host Cell Interaction
Joint Authors
de Carvalho, Tecia Maria Ulisses
de Souza, Wanderley
Barrias, Emile Santos
Source
International Journal of Cell Biology
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-18, 18 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-07-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas' disease, which affects a large number of individuals in Central and South America, is transmitted to vertebrate hosts by blood-sucking insects.
This protozoan is an obligate intracellular parasite.
The infective forms of the parasite are metacyclic and bloodstream trypomastigote and amastigote.
Metacyclic trypomastigotes are released with the feces of the insect while amastigotes and bloodstream trypomastigotes are released from the infected host cells of the vertebrate host after a complex intracellular life cycle.
The recognition between parasite and mammalian host cell involves numerous molecules present in both cell types.
Here, we present a brief review of the interaction between Trypanosoma cruzi and its host cells, mainly emphasizing the mechanisms and molecules that participate in the T.
cruzi invasion process of the mammalian cells.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Souza, Wanderley& de Carvalho, Tecia Maria Ulisses& Barrias, Emile Santos. 2010. Review on Trypanosoma cruzi : Host Cell Interaction. International Journal of Cell Biology،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-18.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Souza, Wanderley…[et al.]. Review on Trypanosoma cruzi : Host Cell Interaction. International Journal of Cell Biology No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-18.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
de Souza, Wanderley& de Carvalho, Tecia Maria Ulisses& Barrias, Emile Santos. Review on Trypanosoma cruzi : Host Cell Interaction. International Journal of Cell Biology. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461228
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-461228