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Characterization of T cell clones from Chagasic patients : predominance of CD8 surface phenotype in clones from patients with pathology
Cuna, Washington R; Rodríguez Cuna, Celeste (Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 1995)ABSTRACT. Human Chagas' disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is associated with pathological processes whose mechanisms are not known. To address this question, T cell lines were developed from chronic ... -
Impairment of monocytic function during Trypanosoma cruzi infection
Louie, Michael J; Cuna, Washington R; Rodríguez de Cuna, Celeste; Mayer, Lloyd; Sperber, Kirk (Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, 1994-11)During acute infection, Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas' disease, causes immunosuppression by mechanisms that are not fully delineated. Since mononuclear phagocytes are major target cells in trypanosomiasis, ...