Do Archaea and bacteria co-infection have a role in the pathogenesis of chronic chagasic cardiopathy?

Do Archaea and bacteria co-infection have a role in the pathogenesis of chronic chagasic cardiopathy?

Chronic cardiopathy (CC) in Chagas disease is a fibrotic myocarditis with C5b-9 complement deposition. Mycoplasma and Chlamydia may interfere with the complement response. Proteolytic enzymes and archaeal genes that have been described in Trypanosoma cruzi may increase its virulence. Here we tested...

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Main Authors: Maria de Lourdes Higuchi, Joyce Kawakami, Renata Ikegami, Maysa Beatriz Mandetta Clementino, Flavio M Kawamoto, Marcia M Reis, Edimar Bocchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Archaea
Chagas disease
complement C5b-9
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