Current understanding of the Trypanosoma cruzi-cardiomyocyte interaction

Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease, exhibits multiple strategies to ensure its establishment and persistence in the host. Although this parasite has the ability to infect different organs, heart impairment is the most frequent clinical manifestation of the disease. Advances in knowledge of T. cruzi-cardiomyocyte interactions have contributed to a better understanding of the biological events involved in the pathogenesis of Chagas disease. This brief review focuses on the current understanding of molecules involved in T. cruzi-cardiomyocyte recognition, the mechanism of invasion, and on the effect of intracellular development of T. cruzi on the structural organization and molecular response of the target cell.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:3

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 3(2012) vom: 13., Seite 327

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Calvet, Claudia M [VerfasserIn]
Melo, Tatiana G [VerfasserIn]
Garzoni, Luciana R [VerfasserIn]
Oliveira, Francisco O R [VerfasserIn]
Neto, Dayse T Silva [VerfasserIn]
N S L, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Meirelles, L [VerfasserIn]
Pereira, Mirian C S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Apoptosis
Cardiomyocyte
Cell junction
Cell recognition
Cytoskeleton
Endocytosis
Extracellular matrix
Journal Article
Trypanosoma cruzi

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Date Completed 02.11.2012

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2012.00327

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NLM222272333