Gut Dysbiosis in Chagas Disease. A Possible Link to the Pathogenesis

Gut Dysbiosis in Chagas Disease. A Possible Link to the Pathogenesis

Chagas disease is caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. Cardiomyopathy and damage to gastrointestinal tissue are the main disease manifestations. There are data suggesting that the immune response to T. cruzi depends on the intestinal microbiota. We hypothesized that Chagas disease i...

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Main Authors: Marcela de Souza-Basqueira, Roberto Marques Ribeiro, Léa Campos de Oliveira, Carlos Henrique Valente Moreira, Roberta Cristina Ruedas Martins, Diego Castillo Franco, Pâmela Pontes Penas Amado, Marcia Pinto Alves Mayer, Ester Cerdeira Sabino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Chagas disease
microbiome
16S rRNA sequencing
gut
dysbiosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00402/full

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