Browsing by Author "Ferreira, Viviana P."

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Extracellular Trypanosoma cruzi calreticulin in the host-parasite interplay

Ramírez Toloza, Galia; Valck, Carolina; Ferreira, Viviana P.; López, Nandy; Ferreira Vigouroux, Luis Arturo (Elsevier, 2011-03)

Calreticulin (CRT) from vertebrates is a calcium-binding protein present mainly in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). There, it directs the conformation of proteins and controls calcium levels. This review will focus on several ...
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Identification of a Novel Mode of Complement Activation on Stimulated Platelets Mediated by Properdin and C3(H2O)

Saggu, Gurpanna; Cortes, Claudio; Emch, Heather N.; Ramírez Toloza, Galia; Worth, Randall G.; Ferreira, Viviana P. (The American Association of Immunologists, 2013)

Elevated numbers of activated platelets circulate in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases, including atherosclerosis and coronary disease. Activated platelets can activate the complement system. Although complement ...
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Is it possible to intervene in the capacity of trypanosoma cruzi to elicit and evade the complement system?

Ramírez Toloza, Galia; Aguilar Guzmán, Lorena; Valck Calderón, Carolina; Menon, Smrithi S.; Ferreira, Viviana P.; Ferreira, Arturo (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 ...