Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells Reduce Cardiac Inflammation and Fibrosis in Chronic Chagas Disease

Chronic Chagas disease cardiomyopathy (CCC) is the most frequent and severe form of this parasitic disease. CCC is caused by a progressive inflammation in the heart, resulting in alterations that can culminate in heart failure and death. The use of dendritic cells (DCs) appears as an option for the...

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Main Authors: Emanuelle de Souza Santos, Luciana Souza de Aragão-França, Cássio Santana Meira, Jéssica Vieira Cerqueira, Juliana Fraga Vasconcelos, Carolina Kymie Vasques Nonaka, Lain Carlos Pontes-de-Carvalho, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00488/full