Antimicrobial activity of NK cells to Trypanosoma cruzi infected human primary Keratinocytes.

• Main Authors: Keshia Kroh (Author), Jessica Barton (Author), Helena Fehling (Author), Hanna Lotter (Author), Beate Volkmer (Author), Rüdiger Greinert (Author), Mouna Mhamdi-Ghodbani (Author), Andrea Vanegas Ramirez (Author), Thomas Jacobs (Author), Rosa Isela Gálvez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is causative for Chagas disease, which is a highly neglected tropical disease prevalent in Latin America. Humans are primary infected through vectorial transmission by blood-sucking triatomine bugs. The parasite enters the human host through mu...