Galectin-1 Prevents Infection and Damage Induced by Trypanosoma cruzi on Cardiac Cells.

Galectin-1 Prevents Infection and Damage Induced by Trypanosoma cruzi on Cardiac Cells.

BACKGROUND:Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy caused by Trypanosoma cruzi is the result of a pathologic process starting during the acute phase of parasite infection. Among different factors, the specific recognition of glycan structures by glycan-binding proteins from the parasite or from the mammalian...

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Main Authors: Alejandro F Benatar, Gabriela A García, Jacqeline Bua, Juan P Cerliani, Miriam Postan, Laura M Tasso, Jorge Scaglione, Juan C Stupirski, Marta A Toscano, Gabriel A Rabinovich, Karina A Gómez
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4599936?pdf=render

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