Trypanosoma cruzi: Histochemical Characterization of Parasitized Skeletal Muscle Fibers1
- 1 May 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Protozoology
- Vol. 32 (2) , 339-341
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1985.tb03062.x
Abstract
C57Bl/6 mice were infected with Brazil strain T. cruzi trypomastigotes. The leg muscles of the mice were serial-sectioned with a cryostat, and individual fibers were classified histochemically as type I or type II on the basis of succinic dehydrogenase or ATPase activity. Although markedly more type II fibers were present in the leg muscles, the percentage of infected type I fibers was nearly 5-fold higher than type II. This is the 1st demonstration of a preferential in vivo distribution of T. cruzi in muscle fibers based upon muscle type.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Studies of Trypanosoma Cruzi Clones in Inbred MiceThe American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1983
- Chronic and Progressive Myocarditis and Myositis in C3H Mice Infected with Trypanosoma Cruzi*The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1964