About the Authors

Mariana M. Hecht

Affiliation Chagas Disease Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

Nadjar Nitz

Affiliation Chagas Disease Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

Perla F. Araujo

Affiliation Chagas Disease Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

Alessandro O. Sousa

Affiliation Chagas Disease Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

Ana de Cássia Rosa

Affiliation Chagas Disease Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

Dawidson A. Gomes

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Eduardo Leonardecz

Affiliation Chagas Disease Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

Antonio R. L. Teixeira

ateixeir@unb.br

Affiliation Chagas Disease Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Performed the experiments: MMH NN PFA AOS AdCR DAG ART. Analyzed the data: EL. Wrote the paper: ART.