Oxidative Stress in Chagas Disease

There is growing evidence to suggest that chagasic myocardia are exposed to sustained oxidative stress induced injuries that may contribute to disease progression. Trypanosoma cruzi invasion- and replication-mediated cellular injuries and immune-mediated cytotoxic reactions are the common source of...

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Main Authors: Shivali Gupta, Jian-Jun Wen, Nisha Jain Garg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/190354