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Trypanosoma cruzi, cancer and the Cold War / Trypanosoma cruzi, câncer e a Guerra Fria
Krementsov, Nikolai.
  • Krementsov, Nikolai; University of Toronto. Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. CA
Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos ; 16(supl.1): 75-94, July 2009.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-518512
ABSTRACT
In the summer of 1946, the international community of cancer researchers was inspired by the announcement that two Soviet scientists, Nina Kliueva and Grigorii Roskin, had discovered anticancer properties in culture extracts made from the South American protozoan, Trypanosoma cruzi, and had produced a preparation - named after its discoverers KR - which showed clear therapeutic effects on cancer patients. Research teams from various countries enthusiastically pursued the promising new line of investigation. The story of the rise and fall of interest in the anticancer properties of T. cruzi in different countries suggests that during the second half of the twentieth century, the Cold War competition between the superpowers played an important role in shaping the research agendas of cancer studies.
RESUMO
No verão de 1946, a comunidade internacional que desenvolve pesquisas sobre o câncer, inspirou-se no anúncio de que dois cientistas soviéticos, Nina Kliueva e Grigorii Roskin, descobriram propriedades anticancerígenas em cultura extraída do protozoário existente na América Latina, o Trypanosoma cruzi e produziram um preparado que foi denominado com as iniciais KR - em sua homenagem. Grupos de pesquisadores de diversos países buscaram com entusiasmo as promessas dessa nova linha de investigação. A história da ascensão e queda do interesse nas propriedades anticâncer do T. cruzzi em diferentes países sugere que durante a segunda metade do século 20, a Guerra Fria teve um papel importante na definição das agendas de pesquisas sobre o câncer.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Politics / Trypanosoma cruzi / History of Medicine / Neoplasms Language: English Journal: Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Canada Institution/Affiliation country: University of Toronto/CA

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Politics / Trypanosoma cruzi / History of Medicine / Neoplasms Language: English Journal: Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Canada Institution/Affiliation country: University of Toronto/CA