Cellular and genetic mechanisms involved in the generation of protective and pathogenic immune responses in human Chagas disease

Cellular and genetic mechanisms involved in the generation of protective and pathogenic immune responses in human Chagas disease

Perhaps one of the most intriguing aspects of human Chagas disease is the complex network of events that underlie the generation of protective versus pathogenic immune responses during the chronic phase of the disease. While most individuals do not develop patent disease, a large percentage may deve...

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Main Authors: Walderez Ornelas Dutra, Cristiane Alves Silva Menezes, Fernanda Nobre Amaral Villani, Germano Carneiro da Costa, Alexandre Barcelos Morais da Silveira, Débora d'Ávila Reis, Kenneth J Gollob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
pathology
protection
T-cells
immunoregulation
Chagas disease
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