Cytokine profiling in Chagas disease: towards understanding the association with infecting Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing units (a BENEFIT TRIAL sub-study).

Chagas disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi is an important public health problem in Latin America. The immunological mechanisms involved in Chagas disease pathogenesis remain incompletely elucidated. The aim of this study was to explore cytokine profiles and their possible association...

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Main Authors: Cristina Poveda, Manuel Fresno, Núria Gironès, Olindo A Martins-Filho, Juan David Ramírez, Julien Santi-Rocca, José A Marin-Neto, Carlos A Morillo, Fernando Rosas, Felipe Guhl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946691?pdf=render