Chagas disease: still many unsolved issues.
Mediators Inflamm
; 2014: 912965, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
Over the past 20 years, the immune effector mechanisms involved in the control of Trypanosoma cruzi, as well as the receptors participating in parasite recognition by cells of the innate immune system, have been largely described. However, the main questions on the physiopathology of Chagas disease remain unanswered "Why does the host immune system fail to provide sterile immunity?" and "Why do only a proportion of infected individuals develop chronic pathology?" In this review, we describe the mechanisms proposed to explain the inability of the immune system to eradicate the parasite and the elements that allow the development of chronic heart disease. Moreover, we discuss the possibility that the inability of infected cardiomyocytes to sense intracellular T. cruzi contributes to parasite persistence in the heart and the development of chronic pathology.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad de Chagas
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mediators Inflamm
Asunto de la revista:
BIOQUIMICA
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PATOLOGIA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil