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ArticleBioMed research international2014

Exacerbated skeletal muscle inflammation and calcification in the acute phase of infection by Mexican Trypanosoma cruzi DTUI strain.

Andrea Vizcaíno-Castillo, Andrea Jiménez-Marín, Bertha Espinoza

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Article in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrea Vizcaíno-CastilloDepartamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
Andrea Jiménez-MarínDepartamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
Bertha EspinozaDepartamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MX

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A murine model was used to study the histopathological aspects and cytokine expression levels in skeletal muscle provoked by the infection with Mexican TcI strains. BALB/c mice were inoculated with the virulent Querétaro strain and the nonvirulent Ninoa strain. Parasite numbers were counted in blood and skeletal muscle at different times post-infection, and real time-PCR expression levels of the cytokines IL-12, IL-4, IL-10, IFN- γ , and TNF- α were evaluated. In the acute phase of infection, a high parasitic load, both in blood and skeletal muscle, was detected. The histopathological analyses showed an exacerbated inflammation and granulomatous-like infiltrate with the Querétaro strain. Interestingly, extensive calcification areas were observed in the skeletal muscle surrounded by inflammatory infiltrates. TNF- α and IL-10 expression exhibited a significant increase at the peak of infection. In summary, Querétaro strain, a Mexican TcI strain, is virulent enough to induce high inflammation and calcification in skeletal muscle of the hind limbs, which could be related to high expression levels of TNF- α .

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CalcinosisAnimalsExtremitiesHumansInflammationInterleukin-12Interleukin-4MiceMuscle, SkeletalTh1 CellsTrypanosoma cruziTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaInterleukin-12Interleukin-4Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID24991553
PMCPMC4060783
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