Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Chagas Disease - Basic Investigations and Challenges

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Academic Editor

Veeranoot Nissapatorn
Veeranoot Nissapatorn

Walailak University,
Thailand

Co-editor

Helieh S. Oz
Helieh S. Oz

University of Kentucky,
United States of America

Published12 September 2018

Doi10.5772/intechopen.69020

ISBN978-1-78923-659-0

Print ISBN978-1-78923-658-3

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83881-369-7

Copyright year2018

Number of pages238

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Introductory Chapter: Chagas Disease and Its Global Impacts

By Frederick R. Masangkay, Giovanni DJ Milanez, Helieh S. Oz and Veeranoot Nissapatorn

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2. Biochemical, Cellular, and Immunologic Aspects during Early Interaction between Trypanosoma cruzi and Host Cell

By Rosa Lidia Solís-Oviedo, Víctor Monteon, Ruth López and Ángel de la Cruz Pech-Canul

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3. Antiparasitic Mechanisms of the Human Placenta

By Castillo Christian, Ana Liempi, Lisvaneth Medina, Ileana Carrillo and Ulrike Kemmerling

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4. The Mouse Model as a Tool for Histological, Immunological and Parasitological Studies of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection

By María Elena Villagran-Herrera, José Alejandro Martínez-Ibarra, Manuel Sánchez-Moreno, Hebert Luis Hernández-Montiel, Ricardo Francisco Mercado-Curiel, Nicolás Camacho-Calderón and José Antonio de Diego-Cabrera

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6. Eco-Epidemiology of Chagas Disease in Chile

By Mauricio Canals Lambarri, Andrea Canals Cifuentes, Salvador Ayala, Valentina Tapia-Garay and Dante Cáceres Lillo

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7. Chagas Cardiomyopathy: Role of Sustained Host-Parasite Interaction in Systemic Inflammatory Burden

By Rodolfo A Kölliker-Frers, Matilde Otero-Losada, Gabriela Razzitte, Mariela Calvo, Justo Carbajales and Francisco Capani

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8. Efficacy and Safety of Chagas Disease Drug Therapy and Treatment Perspectives

By Wilton H. Kawaguchi, Leticia Bonancio Cerqueira, Mariana Millan Fachi, Michel L. Campos, Iara J. Messias Reason and Roberto Pontarolo

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10. Slowed Development of Natural Products for Chagas Disease, how to Move Forward?

By Javier Varela, Hugo Cerecetto and Mercedes González

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11. Silent Information Regulator 2 from Trypanosoma cruzi Is a Potential Target to Infection Control

By Luís Gaspar, Terry K. Smith, Nilmar Silvio Moretti, Sergio Schenkman and Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva

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