CC-chemokine receptors: a potential therapeutic target for Trypanosoma cruzi-elicited myocarditis

CC-chemokine receptors: a potential therapeutic target for Trypanosoma cruzi-elicited myocarditis

The comprehension of the pathogenesis of Trypanosoma cruzi-elicited myocarditis is crucial to delineate new therapeutic strategies aiming to ameliorate the inflammation that leads to heart dysfunction, without hampering parasite control. The augmented expression of CCL5/RANTES and CCL3/MIP-1alpha, a...

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Main Authors: APMP Marino, AA Silva, PVA Santos, LMO Pinto, RT Gazinelli, MM Teixeira, J Lannes-Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2005-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
myocarditis
CC-chemokines
CC-chemokine receptors
Met-RANTES
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000900015

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