Trypanosoma cruzi Mexican Strains Differentially Modulate Surface Markers and Cytokine Production in Bone Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cells from C57BL/6 and BALB/c Mice

• Main Authors: Cecilia Gomes Barbosa (Author), Tamires Marielem Carvalho Costa (Author), Chamberttan Souza Desidério (Author), Paula Tatiana Mutão Ferreira (Author), Mariana de Oliveira Silva (Author), César Gómez Hernández (Author), Malú Mateus Santos (Author), Rafael Obata Trevisan (Author), Weslley Guimarães Bovi (Author), Virmondes Rodrigues (Author), Juliana Reis Machado (Author), Luiz Eduardo Ramirez (Author), Carlo José Freire de Oliveira (Author), Marcos Vinícius da Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Dendritic cells (DCs) are a type of antigen-presenting cells that play an important role in the immune response against Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. In vitro and in vivo studies have shown that the modulation of these cells by this parasite can directly affect the innate...