Perspectives on the Trypanosoma cruzi-host cell receptor interaction [PDF]
, 2009 Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The critical initial event is the interaction of the trypomastigote form of the parasite with host receptors. This review highlights recent observations concerning these interactions.
A Belley +108 more
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Chagas disease: a report of 17 suspected cases in Japan, 2012–2017
Tropical Medicine and Health, 2019 Background There are no reports on the prevalence of Chagas disease in Japan. Furthermore, screening programs and access to diagnosis and treatment have not been established.
Kazuo Imai +12 more
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Incorporating sub-universes to address the issue of chagas in different educational contexts [PDF]
, 2013 Although Chagas has been traditionally addressed just from a biomedical point of view, due to its multiple factors and the diverse actors involved, it is necessary to consider it as a really complex problem characterized by four large dimensions ...
Sanmartino, Mariana
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Molecular epidemiology of domestic and sylvatic Trypanosoma cruzi infection in rural northwestern Argentina [PDF]
, 2008 Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi populations and parasite transmission dynamics have been well documented throughout the Americas, but few studies have been conducted in the Gran Chaco ecoregion, one of the most highly endemic areas for Chagas ...
Cardinal, Marta Victoria +8 more
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Multiple causes of death related to Chagas' disease in Brazil, 1999 to 2007
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2012 INTRODUCTION: Chagas' disease is a major public health problem in Brazil and needs extensive and reliable information to support consistent prevention and control actions.
Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo +3 more
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Economic costs of Chagas disease in Colombia in 2017: A social perspective
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 Objective: To quantify the costs of Chagas disease in Colombia from a societal perspective in 2017. Methods: A cost-of-illness analysis was carried out using a prevalence-based approach.
Mario J. Olivera, Giancarlo Buitrago
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Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2022 Background: Chagas disease is one of the leading causes of heart failure (HF) in Latin Americans, and there are limited data available that examine related costs of care for patients with HF.
Mario J. Olivera +5 more
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Contemporary characteristics and outcomes in chagasic heart failure compared with other nonischemic and ischemic cardiomyopathy [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Chagas’ disease is an important cause of cardiomyopathy in Latin America. We aimed to compare clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction caused by Chagas’ disease, with other ...
Claudio R. Gimpelewicz +17 more
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Gap junction reduction in cardiomyocytes following transforming growth factor- beta treatment and Trypanosoma cruzi infection [PDF]
, 2009 Gap junction connexin-43 (Cx43) molecules are responsible for electrical impulse conduction in the heart and are affected by transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta).
Becker, D +6 more
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Chagas disease and systemic autoimmune diseases among Bolivian patients in Switzerland
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2018 BACKGROUND Chronic cardiomyopathy occurs in 20-40% of the patients with Chagas disease. Autoimmune mechanisms may contribute to its pathogenesis. We diagnosed several cases of systemic autoimmune diseases among Bolivian migrants in Geneva with a high ...
Yves Jackson +4 more
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