Trypanosoma cruzi and its components as exogenous mediators of inflammation recognized through Toll-like receptors

TRYPANOSOMA cruzi is the etiologic agent of Chagas' disease, a parasitic disease of enormous importance in Latin America. Herein we review the studies that revealed the receptors from innate immunity that are involved in the recognition of this protozoan parasite. We showed that the recognition...

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Main Authors: Marco A. Campos, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09511920410001713565