Browsing Research publications by Author "Ramirez, Marcel I"
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Complement C2 receptor inhibitor trispanning confers an increased ability to resist complement-mediated lysis in Trypanosoma cruzi
Cestari, Igor Dos S; Evans-Osses, Ingrid; Freitas, Juliana C; Inal, Jameel M; Ramirez, Marcel I (2008-11-01)The ability to resist complement differs between the Y and Colombiana Trypanosoma cruzi strains. We found that the Y strain of T. cruzi was more able to resist the classical and lectin pathways of complement activation ... -
Microvesicles released from Giardia intestinalis disturb host-pathogen response in vitro
Evans-Osses, Ingrid; Mojoli, Andres; Monguió-Tortajada, Marta; Marcilla, Antonio; Aran, Veronica; Amorim, Maria; Inal, Jameel; Borràs, Francesc E; Ramirez, Marcel I (2017-03-31)Giardia intestinalis (G.I), is an anaerobic protozoan and the aetiological agent of giardiasis, a diarrhoea present worldwide and associated with poverty. G.I has a simple life cycle alternating between cyst and trophozoite. ...