Methodological approach to the ex vivo expansion and detection of T. cruzi-specific T cells from chronic Chagas disease patients.

The discovery of T cell epitopes is essential not only for gaining knowledge about host response to infectious disease but also for the development of immune-intervention strategies. In Chagas disease, given the size and complexity of the Trypanosoma cruzi proteome and its interaction with the host&...

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Main Authors: Gonzalo R Acevedo, Silvia A Longhi, Alcinette Bunying, Nazila Sabri, Augusto Atienza, María P Zago, Radleigh Santos, Valeria A Judkowski, Clemencia Pinilla, Karina A Gómez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5446171?pdf=render