Fig 8. Gene heat map expression in heart of BALB/c and Slamf1^-/- mice infected with Y and VFRA strains of T. cruzi.

Gene expression was determined in hearts of 5 mice BALB/c and Slamf1^-/- infected with Y and VFRA at the EA and LA phases by RTqPCR and RQ value was obtained after normalizing value from infected respect to non-infected hearts. Lymphoid population markers and cytokines (A) and PCA analysis (B). Myeloid population markers and enzymes (C) and PCA analysis (D). A color code was given in the heat maps from high (Red) to low (Blue) gene expression. Results corresponding to 5 mice per group are represented.