In Vitro Infection of Trypanosoma cruzi Causes Decrease in Glucose Transporter Protein-1 (GLUT1) Expression in Explants of Human Placental Villi Cultured under Normal and High Glucose Concentrations
Figure 1
Paraffin-embedded placental villi cultured for 48 hs, Pas/H stained. (a) Control placental villi without T. cruzi infection cultured with normal glucose concentration media; (b) normal placental villi in vitro infected with T. cruzi, cultured with normal glucose media; (c) normal placental villi cultured under high glucose concentration media; (d) normal placental villi cultured under high glucose concentration media, in vitro infected with T. cruzi. Amastigotes nests were observed inside the villous from infected placentas (arrows). Arrow points indicate increased glycogen deposits in placental villi explants cultured under HG concentration (c and d). Original magnification: 1000x. The scale bar represents 1 μm.
