| Journal: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000452448 |
| ISSN: | 0074-0276 |
| Authors: | Zingales, Bianca1 Bartholomeu, Daniella C2 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Instituto de Quimica, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Volumen: | 117 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease (ChD), exhibits remarkable biological and genetic diversity, along with eco-epidemiological complexity. In order to facilitate communication among researchers aiming at the characterisation of biological and epidemiological aspects of T. cruzi, parasite isolates and strains were partitioned into seven discrete typing units (DTUs), TcI-TcVI and TcBat, identifiable by reproducible genotyping protocols. Here we present the potential origin of the genetic diversity of T. cruzi and summarise knowledge about eco-epidemiological associations of DTUs with mammalian reservoirs and vectors. Circumstantial evidence of a connection between T. cruzi genotype and ChD manifestations is also discussed emphasising the role of the host’s immune response in clinical ChD progression. We describe genomic aspects of DTUs focusing on polymorphisms in multigene families encoding surface antigens that play essential functions for parasite survival both in the insect vector and the mammalian host. Such antigens most probably contributed to the parasite success in establishing infections in different hosts and exploring several niches. Gaps in the current knowledge and challenges for future research are pointed out |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Parasitología, Protozoarios, Enfermedad de Chagas, Trypanosoma cruzi, Distribución geográfica, Diversidad genética, Eco-epidemiología, Variabilidad genómica |
| Keyword: | Parasitology, Protozoa, Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, Geographical distribution, Genetic diversity, Eco-epidemiology, Genomic variability |
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