Immunomodulation for the Treatment of Chronic Chagas Disease Cardiomyopathy: A New Approach to an Old Enemy

Immunomodulation for the Treatment of Chronic Chagas Disease Cardiomyopathy: A New Approach to an Old Enemy

Chagas disease is a parasitic infection caused by the intracellular protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC) is the most severe manifestation of the disease, developed by approximately 20-40% of patients and characterized by occurrence of arrhythmias, heart failure and death....

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Main Authors: Emanuelle de Souza Santos, Dahara Keyse Carvalho Silva, Bruna Padilha Zurita Claro dos Reis, Breno Cardim Barreto, Carine Machado Azevedo Cardoso, Ricardo Ribeiro dos Santos, Cássio Santana Meira, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Trypanosoma cruzi
cardiomyopathy
immunomodulation
immunotherapy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.765879/full

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