Guilherme de Souza, Samuel Cota Teixeira, Aryani Felixa Fajardo Martínez, Rafaela José Silva, Luana Carvalho Luz, Joed Pires de Lima Júnior, Alessandra Monteiro Rosini, Natália Carine Lima Dos Santos, Rafael Martins de Oliveira, Marina Paschoalino, Matheus Carvalho Barbosa, Rosiane Nascimento Alves, Angelica Oliveira Gomes, Claudio Vieira da Silva, Eloisa Amália Vieira Ferro, Bellisa Freitas Barbosa
INTRODUCTION: Toxoplasma gondii is the etiologic agent of toxoplasmosis, a disease that affects about one-third of the human population. Most infected individuals are asymptomatic, but severe cases can occur such as in congenital transmission, which can be aggravated in individuals infected with other pathogens, such as HIV-positive pregnant women. However, it is unknown whether infection by other pathogens, such as Trypanosoma cruzi , the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, as well as one of its proteins, P21, could aggravate T...
2023: Frontiers in Immunology