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Trypanosoma cruzi-induced depressive-like behavior is independent of meningoencephalitis but responsive to parasiticide and TNF-targeted therapeutic interventions.
Brain, behavior, and immunity - 1 Oct 2012
Vilar-Pereira Glaucia, Silva Andrea Alice da, Pereira Isabela Resende, Silva Rafael Rodrigues, Moreira Otacílio Cruz, de Almeida Luciana Rodrigues, de Souza Amanda Santos, Rocha Monica Santos, Lannes-Vieira Joseli
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory cytokines and microbe-borne immunostimulators have emerged as triggers of depressive behavior. Behavioral alterations affect patients chronically infected by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. We have previously shown that C3H/He mice present acute phase-restricted meningoencephalitis with persistent central nervous system (CNS) parasitism, whereas C57BL/6 mice are resistant to T. cruzi-induced CNS...
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