Possibilidade de autocura em gambá (Didelphis albiventris) naturalmente infectado pelo Trypanosoma cruzi

Fernandes, Alexandre José; Luz, Zélia Maria P.; Vitor, Ricardo W. A.; Diotaiuti, Liléia; Chiari, Egler

doi:10.1590/S0036-46651994000500013

Trypanosoma cruzi; Doença de Chagas; Gambá; Autocura

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Possibilidade de autocura em gambá (Didelphis albiventris) naturalmente infectado pelo Trypanosoma cruzi

Alexandre José Fernandes^I; Zélia Maria P. Luz^I; Ricardo W. A. Vitor^II; Liléia Diotaiuti^II; Egler Chiari^II

^ICentro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil

^IIDepartamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil

^{Endereço para correspondência} Endereço para correspondência: Alexandre José Fernandes Caixa Postal 1743 30190-002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil

Unitermos:Trypanosoma cruzi; Doença de Chagas; Gambá; Autocura.

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1. BARRETT, T.V.; HOFF, R.H.; MOTT, H.E. et al. - Epidemiological aspects of three Trypanosoma cruzi zymodernes in Bahia State, Brazil. Trans. roy. Soc. trop. Med. Hyg., 74: 84-90, 1980.
2. CAMARGO, E.P. - Growth and differentiation in Trypanosoma cruzi. I. Origin of metacyclic trypanosomes in liquid media. Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo, 6: 93-100, 1964.
3. DEANE, M.P.; LENZI, H.L. & JANSEN, A.M. - Trypanosoma cruzi vertebrate and invertebrate cycles in the same mammal host the opossum Didelphis marsupialis. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 79: 513-515, 1984.
4. DEANE, M.P.; JANSEN, A.M.; MANGIA, R.H.A. & LENZI, H. - A study of experimental infections of the opossum Didelphis marsupialis with various strains of Trypanosoma cruzi. In: REUNIĂO ANUAL SOBRE PESQUISA BÁSICA EM DOENÇA DE CHAGAS, 11., Caxambu, 1984. p. BI-39.
5. FERNANDES, A.J.; DIOTAIUTI, L.; DIAS, J.C.P.; ROMANHA, A.J. & CHIARI, E. - Infecçăo natural das glândulas anais de gambás (Didelphis albiventris) pelo Trypanosoma cruzi no município de Bambuí, MG. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 84: 87-93, 1989.
6. FERNADES, A.J.; CHIARI, E. & CHIARI, C.A. - Diagnóstico de infecçăo pelo Trypanosoma cruzi em gambás, naturalmente infectados, pela reaçăo de Imunofluorescęncia Indireta. Rev. Soc. bras. Med. trop., 23: 157-161, 1990.
7. FERNADES, A.J.; CHIARI, E.; RODRIGUES, R.R.; DIAS, J.C.P. & ROMANHA, A.J. - The importance of the opossum (Didelphis albiventris) as a reservoir for Trypanosoma cruzi in Bambuí, Minas Gerais State. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 86: 81-85, 1991.
8. GALVĂO, L.M.C.; NUNES, R.M.B.; CANÇADO, J.R.; BRENER, Z. & KRETTLI, A.U. - Lytic antibody titre as a mean of assessing cure after treatment of Chagas' disease: a 10 years follow-up study. Trans. roy. Soc. trop. Med. Hyg., 87: 220-223, 1993.
9. JANSEN, A.M.; MORIEARTRY, P.L.; CASTRO, B.G. & DEANE, M.P. - Trypanasoma cruzi in the opossum Didelphis marsupialis an indirect fluorescent antibody test diagnosis and follow-up of natural and experimental infections. Trans. roy. Soc. trop. Med. Hyg., 79: 474-477, 1985.
10. JANSEN, A.; LEON, L.; MACHADO, G.M. et al. - Trypanosoma cruzi in the opossum Didelphis marsupialis: parasitological and serological follow-up of the acute infection. Exp. Parasit., 73: 249-259, 1991.
11. KRETTLI, A.U. - Protective antibodies in Trypanosoma cruzi infections: detection, functional activity and possible mechanism of trypomastigote killing in vivo and in vitro. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 79: 59-65, 1984.
12. MULLER, L.A.; ANASCO, N. & GONZÁLEZ CAPPA, S.M. - Trypanosoma cruzi: isolate dependence in the induction of lytic antibodies in the mouse and rabbit. Exp. Parasit., 61: 284-293, 1986.
13. THOMAZ, N.; JANSEN, A.M. & DEANE, M.P. - Trypanosoma cruzi: the complement-mediated lyses (CoML) in experimentally infected opossums Didelphis marsupialis. In: REUNIĂO ANUAL SOBRE PESQUISA BÁSICA EM DOENÇA DE CHAGAS, 11., Caxambu, 1984. Resumos. I-48.
14. ZELEDÓN, R.; SOLANO, G.; SAENZ, G. & SWARTZWELDER, J.C. - Wild reservoir of Trypanosoma cruzi with special mention of the opossum, Didelphis marsupialis, and its role in the epidemiology of Chagas' disease in an endemic area of Costa Rica. J. Parasit., 56: 38, 1970.
15. ZELEDÓN, R.; DIAS, J.C.P.; BRILLA-SALAZAR, A. et al. - Does a spontaneous cure for Chagas' disease exist? Rev. Soc. bras. Med. trop., 21: 15-20, 1988.

Endereço para correspondência:

Alexandre José Fernandes

Caixa Postal 1743

30190-002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil

Datas de Publicação

Publicação nesta coleção
21 Set 2006
Data do Fascículo
Out 1994

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Recebido
14 Dez 1993
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17 Maio 1994

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[1] 1. BARRETT, T.V.; HOFF, R.H.; MOTT, H.E. et al. - Epidemiological aspects of three Trypanosoma cruzi zymodernes in Bahia State, Brazil. Trans. roy. Soc. trop. Med. Hyg., 74: 84-90, 1980.

[2] 2. CAMARGO, E.P. - Growth and differentiation in Trypanosoma cruzi. I. Origin of metacyclic trypanosomes in liquid media. Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo, 6: 93-100, 1964.

[3] 3. DEANE, M.P.; LENZI, H.L. & JANSEN, A.M. - Trypanosoma cruzi vertebrate and invertebrate cycles in the same mammal host the opossum Didelphis marsupialis. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 79: 513-515, 1984.

[4] 4. DEANE, M.P.; JANSEN, A.M.; MANGIA, R.H.A. & LENZI, H. - A study of experimental infections of the opossum Didelphis marsupialis with various strains of Trypanosoma cruzi. In: REUNIĂO ANUAL SOBRE PESQUISA BÁSICA EM DOENÇA DE CHAGAS, 11., Caxambu, 1984. p. BI-39.

[5] 5. FERNANDES, A.J.; DIOTAIUTI, L.; DIAS, J.C.P.; ROMANHA, A.J. & CHIARI, E. - Infecçăo natural das glândulas anais de gambás (Didelphis albiventris) pelo Trypanosoma cruzi no município de Bambuí, MG. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 84: 87-93, 1989.

[6] 6. FERNADES, A.J.; CHIARI, E. & CHIARI, C.A. - Diagnóstico de infecçăo pelo Trypanosoma cruzi em gambás, naturalmente infectados, pela reaçăo de Imunofluorescęncia Indireta. Rev. Soc. bras. Med. trop., 23: 157-161, 1990.

[7] 7. FERNADES, A.J.; CHIARI, E.; RODRIGUES, R.R.; DIAS, J.C.P. & ROMANHA, A.J. - The importance of the opossum (Didelphis albiventris) as a reservoir for Trypanosoma cruzi in Bambuí, Minas Gerais State. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 86: 81-85, 1991.

[8] 8. GALVĂO, L.M.C.; NUNES, R.M.B.; CANÇADO, J.R.; BRENER, Z. & KRETTLI, A.U. - Lytic antibody titre as a mean of assessing cure after treatment of Chagas' disease: a 10 years follow-up study. Trans. roy. Soc. trop. Med. Hyg., 87: 220-223, 1993.

[9] 9. JANSEN, A.M.; MORIEARTRY, P.L.; CASTRO, B.G. & DEANE, M.P. - Trypanasoma cruzi in the opossum Didelphis marsupialis an indirect fluorescent antibody test diagnosis and follow-up of natural and experimental infections. Trans. roy. Soc. trop. Med. Hyg., 79: 474-477, 1985.

[10] 10. JANSEN, A.; LEON, L.; MACHADO, G.M. et al. - Trypanosoma cruzi in the opossum Didelphis marsupialis: parasitological and serological follow-up of the acute infection. Exp. Parasit., 73: 249-259, 1991.

[11] 11. KRETTLI, A.U. - Protective antibodies in Trypanosoma cruzi infections: detection, functional activity and possible mechanism of trypomastigote killing in vivo and in vitro. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 79: 59-65, 1984.

[12] 12. MULLER, L.A.; ANASCO, N. & GONZÁLEZ CAPPA, S.M. - Trypanosoma cruzi: isolate dependence in the induction of lytic antibodies in the mouse and rabbit. Exp. Parasit., 61: 284-293, 1986.

[13] 13. THOMAZ, N.; JANSEN, A.M. & DEANE, M.P. - Trypanosoma cruzi: the complement-mediated lyses (CoML) in experimentally infected opossums Didelphis marsupialis. In: REUNIĂO ANUAL SOBRE PESQUISA BÁSICA EM DOENÇA DE CHAGAS, 11., Caxambu, 1984. Resumos. I-48.

[14] 14. ZELEDÓN, R.; SOLANO, G.; SAENZ, G. & SWARTZWELDER, J.C. - Wild reservoir of Trypanosoma cruzi with special mention of the opossum, Didelphis marsupialis, and its role in the epidemiology of Chagas' disease in an endemic area of Costa Rica. J. Parasit., 56: 38, 1970.

[15] 15. ZELEDÓN, R.; DIAS, J.C.P.; BRILLA-SALAZAR, A. et al. - Does a spontaneous cure for Chagas' disease exist? Rev. Soc. bras. Med. trop., 21: 15-20, 1988.