Profile of central and effector memory T cells in the progression of chronic human chagas disease.

BACKGROUND: Chronic Chagas disease presents several different clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic to severe cardiac and/or digestive clinical forms. Several studies have demonstrated that immunoregulatory mechanisms are important processes for the control of the intense immune activity...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Araújo Fiuza, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara, Juliana Assis Silva Gomes, Manoel Otávio das Costa Rocha, Ana Thereza Chaves, Fernanda Fortes de Araújo, Rafaelle Christine Gomes Fares, Andrea Teixeira-Carvalho, Olindo de Assis Martins-Filho, Guilherme Grossi Lopes Cançado, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2729721?pdf=render