aCellular and Molecular Immunology Group, René Rachou Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation – FIOCRUZ

bDepartment of General Pathology, Institute of Biological Sciences

cDepartment of Parasitology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Correspondence to Fabrício Marcus Silva Oliveira, René Rachou Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation – FIOCRUZ, Brazil Av. Augusto de Lima, 1.715, Barro Preto, Belo Horizonte/ MG, CEP: 30.190-009, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]

Received 4 July, 2022

Revised 27 January, 2023

Accepted 9 March, 2023