Browsing by Author "Ferreira, Arturo"
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(John Wiley, 2015)In orthopaedics, the use of factors that enhance granulation tissue formation and prevent or delay new bone regeneration is sometimes desirable. Calreticulin (CRT), a unique endoplasmic reticulum luminal Ca2+-binding ...
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(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas’ disease, a chronic illness affecting 10 million people around the world. The complement system plays an important role in fighting microbial infections. The recognitio ...
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(Expert Reviews, 2014)Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. This illness is now becoming global, mainly due to congenital transmission, and so far, there are no prophylactic or ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2021)Chagas' disease is a zoonotic parasitic ailment now affecting more than 6 million people, mainly in Latin America. Its agent, the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is primarily transmitted by endemic hematophagous triatomine ...
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(2013-03)Trypanosoma cruzi calreticulin (TcCRT) can hijack complement C1, mannan-binding lectin and ficolins from serum thus inhibiting the classical and lectin complement pathway activation respectively. To understand the in ...
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(ELSEVIER, 2010)Nifurtimox and benznidazole are the only active drugs against Trypanosoma cruzi; however, they have limited efficacy and severe side effects. During primoinfection, T. cruzi infected macrophages mount an antiparasitic ...
