Protective role of acetylsalicylic acid in experimental Trypanosoma cruzi infection: evidence of a 15-epi-lipoxin A₄-mediated effect.

• Main Authors: Alfredo Molina-Berríos (Author), Carolina Campos-Estrada (Author), Natalia Henriquez (Author), Mario Faúndez (Author), Gloria Torres (Author), Christian Castillo (Author), Sebastián Escanilla (Author), Ulrike Kemmerling (Author), Antonio Morello (Author), Rodrigo A López-Muñoz (Author), Juan D Maya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chagas' disease, produced by Trypanosoma cruzi, affects more than 8 million people, producing approximately 10,000 deaths each year in Latin America. Migration of people from endemic regions to developed countries has expanded the risk of infection, transforming this disease into a globally eme...