Published in Infect Immun on June 09, 2008
Mechanisms of Trypanosoma cruzi persistence in Chagas disease. Cell Microbiol (2012) 1.45
Trypanosoma cruzi promotes neuronal and glial cell survival through the neurotrophic receptor TrkC. Infect Immun (2009) 0.93
Genome-wide identification of molecular mimicry candidates in parasites. PLoS One (2011) 0.90
Preferential brain homing following intranasal administration of Trypanosoma cruzi. Infect Immun (2009) 0.81
Met, metastasis, motility and more. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol (2003) 14.30
Neurotrophins: roles in neuronal development and function. Annu Rev Neurosci (2001) 11.40
Trk receptors: roles in neuronal signal transduction. Annu Rev Biochem (2003) 8.83
Controlling TGF-beta signaling. Genes Dev (2000) 8.13
The nerve growth factor 35 years later. Science (1987) 7.25
Listeriosis. JAMA (1989) 7.06
The GDNF family: signalling, biological functions and therapeutic value. Nat Rev Neurosci (2002) 5.93
Bacterial invasion: the paradigms of enteroinvasive pathogens. Science (2004) 4.95
Intracellular parasite invasion strategies. Science (2004) 3.36
InIB-dependent internalization of Listeria is mediated by the Met receptor tyrosine kinase. Cell (2000) 3.31
Novel functions and signalling pathways for GDNF. J Cell Sci (2003) 2.98
Toll receptors and pathogen resistance. Cell Microbiol (2003) 2.56
Improvement of bilateral motor functions in patients with Parkinson disease through the unilateral intraputaminal infusion of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor. J Neurosurg (2005) 2.53
Chagas' disease and Chagas' syndromes: the pathology of American trypanosomiasis. Adv Parasitol (1968) 2.45
InlB: an invasion protein of Listeria monocytogenes with a novel type of surface association. Mol Microbiol (1997) 2.31
Chagas' disease. Clin Microbiol Rev (1992) 2.30
Multiple actions of systemic artemin in experimental neuropathy. Nat Med (2003) 2.12
Structure of the human receptor tyrosine kinase met in complex with the Listeria invasion protein InlB. Cell (2007) 2.02
Structural and functional properties of Trypanosoma trans-sialidase. Annu Rev Microbiol (1994) 1.89
Artemin, a novel member of the GDNF ligand family, supports peripheral and central neurons and signals through the GFRalpha3-RET receptor complex. Neuron (1998) 1.89
The GDNF family ligands and receptors - implications for neural development. Curr Opin Neurobiol (2000) 1.88
Pheochromocytoma cell lines from heterozygous neurofibromatosis knockout mice. Cell Tissue Res (2000) 1.59
Purification, cloning, and expression of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF). Science (1989) 1.50
Stage-specific expression of surface antigens by Toxoplasma gondii as a mechanism to facilitate parasite persistence. J Immunol (2005) 1.35
Infections of the central nervous system. Adv Intern Med (1998) 1.33
Monoclonal antibodies against Trypanosoma cruzi neuraminidase reveal enzyme polymorphism, recognize a subset of trypomastigotes, and enhance infection in vitro. J Immunol (1990) 1.30
Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor-dependent RET activation can be mediated by two different cell-surface accessory proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1997) 1.28
Enteric nervous system: development and developmental disturbances--part 2. Pediatr Dev Pathol (2002) 1.28
Microglia as a pharmacological target in infectious and inflammatory diseases of the brain. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol (2006) 1.23
Molecular kinetics of nerve growth factor receptor trafficking and activation. J Biol Chem (2002) 1.23
Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase: enhancement of virulence in a murine model of Chagas' disease. J Exp Med (1995) 1.18
Amastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi sustain an infective cycle in mammalian cells. J Exp Med (1988) 1.18
A trypanosomal protein synergizes with the cytokines ciliary neurotrophic factor and leukemia inhibitory factor to prevent apoptosis of neuronal cells. Mol Biol Cell (2000) 1.10
Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase: a potent and specific survival factor for human Schwann cells by means of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signaling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2001) 1.10
A leucine-rich repeat motif of Leishmania parasite surface antigen 2 binds to macrophages through the complement receptor 3. J Immunol (2004) 1.08
Chagas' disease parasite promotes neuron survival and differentiation through TrkA nerve growth factor receptor. J Neurochem (2004) 1.05
The Chagas' disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi exploits nerve growth factor receptor TrkA to infect mammalian hosts. Cell Host Microbe (2007) 1.04
Structure of artemin complexed with its receptor GFRalpha3: convergent recognition of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factors. Structure (2006) 1.02
A rapid and sensitive assay for neuraminidase using peanut lectin hemagglutination: application to Vibrio cholera and Trypanosoma cruzi. J Immunol Methods (1983) 1.00
Trypanosoma cruzi in the cerebrospinal fluid during the acute stage of Chagas' disease. N Engl J Med (1978) 0.99
A synthetic peptide modeled on PDNF, Chagas' disease parasite neurotrophic factor, promotes survival and differentiation of neuronal cells through TrkA receptor. Biochemistry (2005) 0.97
Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase potentiates T cell activation through antigen-presenting cells: role of IL-6 and Bruton's tyrosine kinase. Eur J Immunol (2001) 0.88
Complement receptor 3 (CR3): a public transducer of innate immunity signals in macrophages. Adv Exp Med Biol (2000) 0.86
Identification and predicted structure of a leucine-rich repeat motif shared by Leishmania major proteophosphoglycan and Parasite Surface Antigen 2. Mol Biochem Parasitol (2000) 0.83
PDNF, a human parasite-derived mimic of neurotrophic factors, prevents caspase activation, free radical formation, and death of dopaminergic cells exposed to the Parkinsonism-inducing neurotoxin MPP+. Brain Res Mol Brain Res (2003) 0.82
Enhancement of tyrosine hydroxylase expression and activity by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite-derived neurotrophic factor. Brain Res (2006) 0.82
Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor/neurturin-induced differentiation and its enhancement by retinoic acid in primary human neuroblastomas expressing c-Ret, GFR alpha-1, and GFR alpha-2. Cancer Res (1998) 0.80
Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor family receptors are abnormally expressed in aganglionic bowel of a subpopulation of patients with Hirschsprung's disease. Lab Invest (2002) 0.78
Chagas' disease parasite promotes neuron survival and differentiation through TrkA nerve growth factor receptor. J Neurochem (2004) 1.05
The Chagas' disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi exploits nerve growth factor receptor TrkA to infect mammalian hosts. Cell Host Microbe (2007) 1.04
Trypanosoma cruzi targets Akt in host cells as an intracellular antiapoptotic strategy. Sci Signal (2009) 1.03
A synthetic peptide modeled on PDNF, Chagas' disease parasite neurotrophic factor, promotes survival and differentiation of neuronal cells through TrkA receptor. Biochemistry (2005) 0.97
Cryptosporidium p30, a galactose/N-acetylgalactosamine-specific lectin, mediates infection in vitro. J Biol Chem (2007) 0.94
Chagas' disease parasite-derived neurotrophic factor activates cholinergic gene expression in neuronal PC12 cells. Brain Res (2008) 0.85
Human autoantibodies specific for neurotrophin receptors TrkA, TrkB, and TrkC protect against lethal Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mice. Am J Pathol (2008) 0.82
Trypanosoma cruzi highjacks TrkC to enter cardiomyocytes and cardiac fibroblasts while exploiting TrkA for cardioprotection against oxidative stress. Cell Microbiol (2013) 0.79
Trypanosoma cruzi coaxes cardiac fibroblasts into preventing cardiomyocyte death by activating nerve growth factor receptor TrkA. PLoS One (2013) 0.76