TNF-α is involved in the abnormal thymocyte migration during experimental Trypanosoma cruzi infection and favors the export of immature cells.

Previous studies revealed a significant production of inflammatory cytokines together with severe thymic atrophy and thymocyte migratory disturbances during experimental Chagas disease. Migratory activity of thymocytes and mature T cells seem to be finely tuned by cytokines, chemokines and extracell...

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Main Authors: Ana Rosa Pérez, Luiz Ricardo Berbert, Ailin Lepletier, Silvia Revelli, Oscar Bottasso, Suse Dayse Silva-Barbosa, Wilson Savino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3312912?pdf=render