Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo

ASSESSMENT OF TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI INFECTION STATUS IN WHITE-EARED OPOSSUMS (DIDELPHIS ALBIVENTRIS) OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF MENDOZA, ARGENTINA

Marsupials of the genus Didelphis are important wild hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. They exhibit infection patterns influenced by parasite lineage, as well as distinctive immune responses. We herein assessed the infection status of white-eared...

MHC-II+ G-MDSC expressing CD80, CD86, or ICOSL are associated with pro-inflammatory CD4+ T cells phenotypes in the lungs of lupus-prone mice

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that affects various tissues of the body. One of these tissues is the lung, in which pleuropulmonary manifestations commonly occur. In these patients, homeostasis is disrupted, characterized by a decr...