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Trypanosoma cruzi activates mouse cardiac fibroblasts in vitro leading to fibroblast-myofibroblast transition and increase in expression of extracellular matrix proteins

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2614-1

Published Online: 2018-01-30

Published Print: 2018-12

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Authors

Coelho, Laura Lacerda

Pereira, Isabela Resende

Pereira, Mirian Claudia de Souza

Mesquita, Liliane

Lannes-Vieira, Joseli

Adesse, Daniel

Garzoni, Luciana Ribeiro
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
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Article History

Received: 3 August 2017

Accepted: 2 January 2018

First Online: 30 January 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: All procedures were approved by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Animal Welfare Committee (License number: LW-40/13) and were consistent with the USA National Institute of Health Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NIH Publication No. 85–23, revised 1996).

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