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The Liver Plays a Major Role in Clearance and Destruction of Blood Trypomastigotes in Trypanosoma cruzi Chronically Infected Mice

dc.contributor.authorSardinha, L. R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMosca, T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorElias, R. M.en_US
dc.contributor.authordo Nascimento, R. S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGoncalves, L. A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBucci, D. Z.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMarinho, C. R. F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPenha-Goncalves, C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLima, M. R. D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez, J. M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-21T09:34:06Z
dc.date.available2013-08-21T09:34:06Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.date.updated2013-08-21T09:34:06Z
dc.descriptionThis deposit is composed by a publication in which the IGC's authors have had the role of collaboration (it's a collaboration publication). This type of deposit in ARCA is in restrictedAccess (it can't be in open access to the public), and can only be accessed by two ways: either by requesting a legal copy from the author (the email contact present in this deposit) or by visiting the following link: http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0000578pt_PT
dc.description.abstractIntravenous challenge with Trypanosoma cruzi can be used to investigate the process and consequences of blood parasite clearance in experimental Chagas disease. One hour after intravenous challenge of chronically infected mice with 5x10(6) trypomastigotes, the liver constituted a major site of parasite accumulation, as revealed by PCR. Intact parasites and/or parasite remnants were visualized at this time point scattered in the liver parenchyma. Moreover, at this time, many of liver-cleared parasites were viable, as estimated by the frequency of positive cultures, which considerably diminished after 48 h. Following clearance, the number of infiltrating cells in the hepatic tissue notably increased: initially (at 24 h) as diffuse infiltrates affecting the whole parenchyma, and at 48 h, in the form of large focal infiltrates in both the parenchyma and perivascular spaces. Phenotypic characterization of liver-infiltrating cells 24 h after challenge revealed an increase in Mac1(+), CD8(+) and CD4(+) cells, followed by natural killer (NK) cells. As evidence that liver-infiltrating CD4(+) and CD8(+) cells were activated, increased frequencies of CD69(+)CD8(+), CD69(+)CD4(+) and CD25(+)CD122(+)CD4(+) cells were observed at 24 and 48 h after challenge, and of CD25(-)CD122(+)CD4(+) cells at 48 h. The major role of CD4(+) cells in liver protection was suggested by data showing a very high frequency of interferon (IFN)-gamma-producing CD4(+) cells 24 h after challenge. In contrast, liver CD8(+) cells produced little IFN-gamma, even though they showed an enhanced potential for secreting this cytokine, as revealed by in vitro T cell receptor (TCR) stimulation. Confirming the effectiveness of the liver immune response in blood parasite control during the chronic phase of infection, no live parasites were detected in this organ 7 days after challenge.pt
dc.identifier1935-2735en_US
dc.identifier.citationSardinha, L. R.; Mosca, T.; Elias, R. M.; do Nascimento, R. S.; Goncalves, L. A.; Bucci, D. Z.; Marinho, C. R. F.; Penha-Goncalves, C.; Lima, M. R. D.; Alvarez, J. M.The Liver Plays a Major Role in Clearance and Destruction of Blood Trypomastigotes in Trypanosoma cruzi Chronically Infected Mice, Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 4, 1, 10-10, 2010.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.7/253
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectT-cellsen_US
dc.subjectChagas-diseaseen_US
dc.subjectImmune clearanceen_US
dc.titleThe Liver Plays a Major Role in Clearance and Destruction of Blood Trypomastigotes in Trypanosoma cruzi Chronically Infected Miceen_US
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