Article
Anti-adrenergic and muscarinic receptor autoantibodies in a canine model of Chagas disease and their modulation by benznidazole
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DALIRY, Anissa et al. Anti-adrenergic and muscarinic receptor autoantibodies in a canine model of Chagas disease and their modulation by benznidazole. International Journal of Cardiology, v.170, n.3, p.e66–e67, 2014.
0167-5273
10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.022
Autor
Daliry, Anissa
Caldas, Ivo Santana
Diniz, Livia de Figueiredo
Torres, Rosália Morais
Talvani, André
Bahia, Maria Therezinha
Carvalho, Antônio Carlos Campos de
Resumen
Chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy (CCC) is a public health problem still without a defined physiopathology. It results from a chronic infection by Trypanosoma cruzi and is characterized by irreversible lesions to the heart. The contribution of autoimmune processes to cardiac dysfunctions observed in CCC has been hypothesized by several authors [1–3]. Those studies demonstrated the presence of IgG components in sera of patients with CCC and dilated cardiomyopathy interacting with cardiac β1-adrenergic (anti-β1-AR) and muscarinic membrane receptors (anti-M2-CR) [3].