Differential expression of microRNAs in thymic epithelial cells from Trypanosoma cruzi acutely infected mice: Putative role in thymic atrophy

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue AUG, 2015, Pages

  Linhares Lacerda, Leandra ^a   Palu, Cintia Cristina ^a   Ribeiro Alves, Marcelo ^b   Paredes, Bruno Diaz ^c   Morrot, Alexandre ^c   Garcia Silva, Maria Rosa ^d   Cayota, Alfonso ^d   Savino, Wilson ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MONTEVIDEO   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; MicroRNA; Thymic epithelial cell; Thymocyte migration; Thymus atrophy

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CELL ADHESION; CELL DEATH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LOSS; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SELECTION; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA EXTRACTION; THYMUS ATROPHY; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

EID: 84941265758     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00428     Document Type: Article

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