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Interaction of Trypanosomatids with the Insect Vector: Lipoprotein Endocytosis - Softcover

Folly Das Chagas, Evelize; Correa Atella, Georgia

 
9786202370394: Interaction of Trypanosomatids with the Insect Vector: Lipoprotein Endocytosis

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In the Americas, two species of trypanosomes have a high incidence and medical importance: Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli. These two parasites use invertebrate hosts, members of the Reduviidae family, especially Rhodnius prolixus. During its life cycle, T. rangeli crosses the intestinal epithelium and invades the insect's hemolymph, while T. cruzi remains in the lumen of the vector's intestine. In the present study, we demonstrate for the first time the uptake of lipophorin (Lp), which is the main lipid transport particle in the insect's hemolymph, by these trypanosomes.

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Professor and researcher at the Federal University of Fluminense. During her doctorate at the Institute of Medical Biochemistry at UFRJ, she studied the interaction between parasites and vectors. She currently works in the field of biotechnology, developing new drugs for the control of pests and parasites of economic importance in agriculture and livestock.

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