Search Results - "Meirelles, Maria de Nazareth S.L."
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Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Induces a Global Host Cell Response in Cardiomyocytes
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-05-2011)“…Chagas' disease, caused by the hemoflagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, affects millions of people in South and Central America. Chronic chagasic…”
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The Expression of Mannose Receptors in Skin Fibroblast and Their Involvement in Leishmania (L.) amazonensis Invasion
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Cytoskeleton reassembly in cardiomyocytes infected by Trypanosoma cruzi is triggered by treatment with ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitors
Published in International journal of antimicrobial agents (01-06-2006)“…We have previously shown that Trypanosoma cruzi-infected cardiomyocytes present alterations in cytoskeletal organisation in vitro. The remarkable change in the…”
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Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans Mediate the Invasion of Cardiomyocytes by Trypanosoma cruzi
Published in The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology (01-03-2003)“…Cytoadherence is an important step for the invasion of a mammalian host cell by Trypanosoma cruzi. Cell surface macromolecules are implicated in the T…”
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Trypanosoma cruzi infection disrupts vinculin costameres in cardiomyocytes
Published in European journal of cell biology (01-10-2004)“…Chagas' disease cardiomyopathy is an important manifestation of Trypanosoma cruzi infection, leading to cardiac dysfunction and serious arrhythmias. We have…”
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Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Affects Actin mRNA Regulation in Heart Muscle Cells
Published in The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology (01-05-2000)“…We have previously described alterations in the cytoskeletal organization of heart muscle cells (HMC) infected with Trypanosoma cruzi in vitro. Our aim was to…”
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Ultrastructural Distribution of Poly (A)+ RNA During Trypanosoma cruzi–Cardiomyocyte Interaction in vitro: A Quantitative Analysis of the Total mRNA Content by in situ Hybridization
Published in The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology (01-05-2000)“…Ultrastructural in situ hybridization was used to visualize the spatial distribution of poly (A)+ RNA and quantitate its relative amount within different…”
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The involvement of FAK and Src in the invasion of cardiomyocytes by Trypanosoma cruzi
Published in Experimental parasitology (01-04-2014)“…•We examined the role of FAK/Src during Trypanosoma cruzi invasion process.•Tyrosine kinase treatments impair T. cruzi entry.•FAK and Src expression and…”
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Differential tissue tropism of Trypanosoma cruzi strains: an in vitro study
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (05-01-2011)“…We have previously demonstrated selection favoring the JG strain of Trypanosoma cruzi in hearts of BALB/c mice that were chronically infected with an equal…”
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Trypanosoma cruzi alters adherens junctions in cardiomyocytes
Published in Microbes and infection (01-10-2008)“…We analyzed the distribution and expression of cadherin and β-catenin during Trypanosoma cruzi–cardiomyocyte interaction. Confocal microscopy revealed cadherin…”
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Trypanosoma cruzi heparin-binding proteins and the nature of the host cell heparan sulfate-binding domain
Published in Microbial pathogenesis (01-04-2008)“…Trypanosoma cruzi invasion is mediated by receptor–ligand recognition between the surfaces of both parasite and target cell. We have previously demonstrated…”
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Effect of the alkyl-lysophospholipids on the proliferation and differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi
Published in Acta tropica (25-03-2000)“…Alkyl-lysophospholipids (ALPs), designed as potential immunomodulators, have been shown to be cytotoxic for a variety of tumour cells and are under clinical…”
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The Expression of Mannose Receptors in Skin Fibroblast and Their Involvement in Leishmania (L.) amazonensis Invasion
Published in The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry (01-01-2005)“…Leishmania are protozoa that invade mononuclear phagocytes with the involvement of different ligand-receptor systems, including mannose receptors. Until now,…”
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A Cardiomyocyte Mannose Receptor System is Involved in Trypanosoma cruzi Invasion and is Down-Modulated after Infection
Published in Cell Structure and Function (1999)“…Mannosyl binding sites were detected “in vitro” on cardiomyocytes (CM) surface using horse-radish peroxidase (HRP) as the ligand. Binding assays revealed a…”
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Differential Expression of mRNA Coding for the Alpha-2-macroglobulin Family and the LRP Receptor System in C57BL/6J and C3H/HeJ Male Mice
Published in Cell Structure and Function (01-06-2001)“…Expression of mouse A2M (MAM), murinoglobulin (MUG), the A2M receptor or LDL-Receptor related protein (A2MR/LRP) and the Receptor Associated Protein (RAP) were…”
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