Trypanosoma cruzi

"Trypanosoma cruzi" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The agent of South American trypanosomiasis or CHAGAS DISEASE. Its vertebrate hosts are man and various domestic and wild animals. Insects of several species are vectors.

Descriptor ID	D014349
MeSH Number(s)	B01.268.475.868.887.140
Concept/Terms	Trypanosoma cruzi Trypanosoma cruzi Trypanosoma cruzus cruzi, Trypanosoma

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Euglenozoa [B01.268]
Kinetoplastida [B01.268.475]
Trypanosomatina [B01.268.475.868]
Trypanosoma [B01.268.475.868.887]
Trypanosoma cruzi [B01.268.475.868.887.140]

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Bar chart showing 99 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2009 and 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1999	2	0	2
2000	2	0	2
2001	2	0	2
2002	4	1	5
2003	2	0	2
2004	3	1	4
2005	2	0	2
2006	5	0	5
2007	3	0	3
2008	2	2	4
2009	7	0	7
2010	5	0	5
2011	5	2	7
2012	5	0	5
2013	6	0	6
2014	5	0	5
2015	3	2	5
2016	4	0	4
2017	1	0	1
2018	2	1	3
2019	2	0	2
2020	4	1	5
2021	2	0	2
2022	2	1	3
2023	3	0	3
2024	2	0	2
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Trypanosoma cruzi" by people in Profiles.

Iniguez E, Rodriguez F, Husseneder C, Foil L, Maldonado RA. Ligand-lytic peptides for specific targeting of Leishmania major and Trypanosoma cruzi parasites. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2025; 15:1595333.

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Farani PSG, Lopez J, Faier-Pereira A, Hasslocher-Moreno AM, Almeida IC, Moreira OC. Utility of Magnetic Bead-Based Automated DNA Extraction to Improve Chagas Disease Molecular Diagnosis. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Jan 23; 26(3).

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Bhowal P, Jameson D, Banerjee R. Investigating the binding of fluorescent probes to a trypanosomal-tRNA synthetase: A fluorescence spectroscopic and molecular dynamics study. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2025 Feb; 764:110263.

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Mart?nez-Peinado N, Gabald?n-Figueira JC, Rodrigues Ferreira R, Carmen Thomas M, L?pez MC, Cremonini Ara?jo-Jorge T, Alarc?n de Noya B, Ber?n S, Ramsey J, Losada Galv?n I, Schijman AG, Gonz?lez Mart?nez A, Mariano Ruiz A, Rojas G, Magalh?es Saraiva R, Noya-Gonz?lez O, G?mez A, Maldonado RA, Pinto J, Torrico F, Scandale I, Ag?ero F, Pinazo MJ, Gasc?n J, Hasslocher-Moreno AM, Alonso-Padilla J. A guide for the generation of repositories of clinical samples for research on Chagas disease. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024 Aug; 18(8):e0012166.

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Pagura L, Dumoulin PC, Ellis CC, Mendes MT, Estevao IL, Almeida IC, Burleigh BA. Fatty acid elongases 1-3 have distinct roles in mitochondrial function, growth, and lipid homeostasis in Trypanosoma cruzi. J Biol Chem. 2023 06; 299(6):104715.

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Silva Grij? Farani P, Iandra da Silva Ferreira B, Begum K, Vilar-Pereira G, Pereira IR, Fern?ndez-Figueroa EA, Cardenas-Ovando RA, Almeida IC, Roy S, Lannes-Vieira J, Moreira OC. Treatment with benznidazole and pentoxifylline regulates microRNA transcriptomic profile in a murine model of Chagas chronic cardiomyopathy. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 03; 17(3):e0011223.

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Rayford KJ, Cooley A, Strode AW, Osi I, Arun A, Lima MF, Misra S, Pratap S, Nde PN. Trypanosoma cruzi dysregulates expression profile of piRNAs in primary human cardiac fibroblasts during early infection phase. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2023; 13:1083379.

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Montoya AL, Carvajal EG, Ortega-Rodriguez U, Estevao IL, Ashmus RA, Jankuru SR, Portillo S, Ellis CC, Knight CD, Alonso-Padilla J, Izquierdo L, Pinazo MJ, Gascon J, Suarez V, Watts DM, Malo IR, Ramsey JM, Alarc?n De Noya B, Noya O, Almeida IC, Michael K. A Branched and Double Alpha-Gal-Bearing Synthetic Neoglycoprotein as a Biomarker for Chagas Disease. Molecules. 2022 Sep 05; 27(17).

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Montoya AL, Gil ER, Heydemann EL, Estevao IL, Luna BE, Ellis CC, Jankuru SR, Alarc?n de Noya B, Noya O, Zago MP, Almeida IC, Michael K. Specific Recognition of ?-Galactofuranose-Containing Glycans of Synthetic Neoglycoproteins by Sera of Chronic Chagas Disease Patients. Molecules. 2022 Jan 09; 27(2).

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Arun A, Rayford KJ, Cooley A, Rana T, Rachakonda G, Villalta F, Pratap S, Lima MF, Sheibani N, Nde PN. Thrombospondin-1 expression and modulation of Wnt and hippo signaling pathways during the early phase of Trypanosoma cruzi infection of heart endothelial cells. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 01; 16(1):e0010074.

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