Simvastatin and Benznidazole-Mediated Prevention of Trypanosoma cruzi-Induced Endothelial Activation: Role of 15-epi-lipoxin A4 in the Action of Simvastatin

Carolina Campos-Estrada; Ana Liempi; Fabiola González-Herrera; Michel Lapier; Ulrike Kemmerling; Barbara Pesce; Jorge Ferreira; Rodrigo López-Muñoz; Juan D. Maya

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003770

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Simvastatin and Benznidazole-Mediated Prevention of Trypanosoma cruzi-Induced Endothelial Activation: Role of 15-epi-lipoxin A4 in the Action of Simvastatin

Carolina Campos-Estrada,

Affiliation Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program, Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Ana Liempi,

Affiliation Anatomy and Developmental Biology Program, Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Fabiola González-Herrera,

Affiliation Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program, Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Michel Lapier,

Affiliation Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program, Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Ulrike Kemmerling,

Affiliation Anatomy and Developmental Biology Program, Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Barbara Pesce,

Affiliation Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program, Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Jorge Ferreira,

Affiliation Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program, Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Rodrigo López-Muñoz,

Affiliations Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program, Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, Instituto de Farmacología y Morfofisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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Juan D. Maya

* E-mail: jmaya@med.uchile.cl

Affiliation Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program, Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Simvastatin and Benznidazole-Mediated Prevention of Trypanosoma cruzi-Induced Endothelial Activation: Role of 15-epi-lipoxin A4 in the Action of Simvastatin

Carolina Campos-Estrada,
Ana Liempi,
Fabiola González-Herrera,
Michel Lapier,
Ulrike Kemmerling,
Barbara Pesce,
Jorge Ferreira,
Rodrigo López-Muñoz,
Juan D. Maya

Published: May 15, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003770

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