CD86 Expression by Monocytes Influences an Immunomodulatory Profile in Asymptomatic Patients with Chronic Chagas Disease

In the chronic phase of Chagas disease, 60% of the patients develop the asymptomatic form known as indeterminate (IND). The remaining 30% of the patients develop a life-threatening form in which digestive and/or cardiac (CARD) alterations take place. The mechanisms underlying the development of seve...

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Main Authors: Bruna F. Pinto, Nayara I. Medeiros, Andrea Teixeira-Carvalho, Silvana M. Eloi-Santos, Tereza C. M. Fontes-Cal, Débora A. Rocha, Walderez O. Dutra, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, Juliana A. S. Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00454/full