Nutritional Status Driving Infection byTrypanosoma cruzi: Lessons from Experimental Animals
Open Access
- 14 April 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Journal of Tropical Medicine
- Vol. 2011, 1-11
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/981879
Abstract
This paper reviews the scientific knowledge about protein-energy and micronutrient malnutrition in the context of Chagas disease, especially in experimental models. The search of articles was conducted using the electronic databases of SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online), PubMed and MEDLINE published between 1960 and March 2010. It was possible to verify that nutritional deficiencies (protein-energy malnutrition and micronutrient malnutrition) exert a direct effect on the infection byT. cruzi. However, little is known about the immunological mechanisms involved in the relationship “nutritional deficiencies and infection byT. cruzi”. A hundred years after the discovery of Chagas disease many aspects of this illness still require clarification, including the effects of nutritional deficiencies on immune and pathological mechanisms ofT. cruziinfection.Keywords
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