Hypoxia Effects on Trypanosoma cruzi Epimastigotes Proliferation, Differentiation, and Energy Metabolism
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11080897
Abstract: Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, faces changes in redox status and nutritional availability during its life cycle. However, the influence of oxygen fluctuation upon the biology of T. cruzi is unclear. The… read more here.
Keywords: metabolism; proliferation; trypanosoma cruzi; hypoxic condition ... See more keywords
Consumption of Galactose by Trypanosoma cruzi Epimastigotes Generates Resistance against Oxidative Stress
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11101174
Abstract: In this study, we demonstrate that Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes previously grown in LIT medium supplemented with 20 mM galactose and exposed to sub-lethal concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (100 μM) showed two-fold and five-fold viability when… read more here.
Keywords: trypanosoma cruzi; oxidative stress; resistance oxidative; cruzi epimastigotes ... See more keywords