Gap junctions in the infectious process of Trypanosoma cruzi: a comparative study
Chagas disease is a pathology caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. It is known that such infection is capable of causing damage to the gap junctions, but its engines are not completely described. Therefore, the objective of the work is to review the literature as interactions of the protozoan Trypanossoma crossed in some cell lines, such as: cardiomyocytes, macrophages and adipocytes, with a focus on the changes caused in the class of connexins, especially in the connexin 43, and with the following threats in the intercellular communication of these strains.