ReviewCurrent opinion in microbiology2025
The importance of persistence and dormancy in Trypanosoma cruzi infection and Chagas disease.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Consensus framework for developing a target product profile of real-time PCR in Chagas disease therapeutic monitoring.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Long-Lasting Antibody and CD8Vaccines · 2026Article
- A New Nitroimidazole-Based Drug Attenuates Skeletal Myositis and Overcomes Benznidazole Resistance in Experimental Chagas Disease.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2026Article
- Advances and challenges in the search for new treatments for Chagas disease.Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2026Review
- Fulminant and fatalASM case reports · 2026Article
- Mitochondrial Collapse Responsible for Chagasic and Post-Ischemic Heart Failure Is Reversed by Cell Therapy Under Different Transcriptomic Topologies.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Trypanosoma cruzi typically establishes a life-long infection in its mammalian hosts, causing the destruction of muscle tissues and ultimately resulting in potentially fatal Chagas disease. In this review, we consider the array of avoidance mechanisms that allow for T. cruzi persistence, many of which are unconventional among protozoan pathogens but which collectively are highly effective in the face of otherwise potent host immune responses. We also reflect on the phenomenon of dormancy in T. cruzi amastigotes, which is likely not involved in the long-term persistence of infection. Lastly, we consider how these phenomena of persistence and dormancy complicate the effectiveness of potential therapeutic interventions to prevent Chagas disease.
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