Dipyridamole potentiated the trypanocidal effect of nifurtimox and improved the cardiac function in NMRI mice with acute chagasic myocarditis

Dipyridamole potentiated the trypanocidal effect of nifurtimox and improved the cardiac function in NMRI mice with acute chagasic myocarditis

BACKGROUND As chronic Chagas disease does not have a definitive treatment, the development of alternative therapeutic protocols is a priority. Dipyridamole (DPY) is an alternative to counteract the pathophysiological phenomena involved in Chagas cardiomyopathy. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the therapeut...

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Main Authors: Sonia Santeliz, Peter Caicedo, Elidiosmar Giraldo, Carmen Alvarez, María-Daniela Yustiz, Claudina Rodríguez-Bonfante, Romina Bonfante-Rodríguez, Rafael Bonfante-Cabarcas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Chagas disease
nifurtimox
dipyridamole
Trypanosoma cruzi
treatment
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762017000900596&lng=en&tlng=en

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