Trypanosoma cruzi and Toxoplasma gondii Induce a Differential MicroRNA Profile in Human Placental Explants

Trypanosoma cruzi and Toxoplasma gondii are two parasites than can be transmitted from mother to child through the placenta. However, congenital transmission rates are low for T. cruzi and high for T. gondii. Infection success or failure depends on complex parasite-host interactions in which parasit...

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Main Authors: Lisvaneth Medina, Christian Castillo, Ana Liempi, Jesús Guerrero-Muñoz, Maura Rojas-Pirela, Juan Diego Maya, Humberto Prieto, Ulrike Kemmerling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2020.595250/full