CD8+ T Cell-Mediated Immunity during Trypanosoma cruzi Infection: A Path for Vaccine Development?

MHC-restricted CD8+ T cells are important during infection with the intracellular protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. Experimental studies performed in the past 25 years have elucidated a number of features related to the immune response mediated by these T c...

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Main Authors: Fernando dos Santos Virgilio, Camila Pontes, Mariana Ribeiro Dominguez, Jonatan Ersching, Mauricio Martins Rodrigues, José Ronnie Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/243786
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