| Literature DB >> 25228957 |
Ludmila Rodrigues Pinto Ferreira1, Amanda Farage Frade1, Monique Andrade Baron1, Isabela Cunha Navarro1, Jorge Kalil1, Christophe Chevillard1, Edecio Cunha-Neto1.
Abstract
Chagas disease cardiomyopathy (CCC), the main consequence of Trypanosoma cruzi (T.cruzi) infection, is an inflammatory cardiomyopathy that develops in up to 30% of infected individuals. The heart inflammation in CCC patients is characterized by a Th1 T cell-rich myocarditis with increased production of interferon (IFN)-γ, produced by the CCC myocardial infiltrate and detected at high levels in the periphery. IFN-γ has a central role in the cardiomyocyte signaling during both acute and chronic phases of T.cruzi infection. In this review, we have chosen to focus in its pleiotropic mode of action during CCC, which may ultimately be the strongest driver towards pathological remodeling and heart failure. We describe here the antiparasitic protective and pathogenic dual role of IFN-γ in Chagas disease.Entities:
Keywords: Cardiomyopathy; Chagas disease; Gene expression; Interferon-gamma; Trypanosoma cruzi
Year: 2014 PMID: 25228957 PMCID: PMC4163707 DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v6.i8.782
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Cardiol