Trypanosoma Cruzi-Induced Host Immune System Dysfunction: A Rationale for Parasite Immunosuppressive Factor(s) Encoding Gene Targeting
An intense suppression of T cell proliferation to mitogens and to antigens is observed in a large number of parasitic infections. The impairment of T cell proliferation also occurred during the acute phase of Chagas′ disease, caused by the intracellular protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. A wealth...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2001-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110724301000055 |