EFFECTS OF VITAMIN C SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE CHRONIC PHASE OF CHAGAS DISEASE

EFFECTS OF VITAMIN C SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE CHRONIC PHASE OF CHAGAS DISEASE

Introduction: In order to examine the effectiveness of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in combating the oxidative insult caused by Trypanosoma cruzi during the development of the chronic phase of Chagas disease, Swiss mice were infected intraperitoneally with 5.0 × 104 trypomastigotes of T. cruzi QM1strai...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Guimarães MARIM, Alex Silva de GUSMÃO, Roberto Esteves Pires CASTANHO, Rafael DEMINICE, Altino Luiz Silva THEREZO, Alceu Afonso JORDÃO JÚNIOR, Marcos Renato de ASSIS, Elane de Fátima TAIPEIRO, Luciamare Perinetti Alves MARTINS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Lipid peroxidation biomarkers
Chagas disease
Parasitemia
Inflammation
Ascorbic acid
ROS
RNS
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