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Background Risk stratification of Chagas disease patients in the limited‐resource setting would be helpful in crafting management strategies. We developed a score to predict 2‐year mortality in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy from remote endemic ...
Claudia Di Lorenzo Oliveira +13 more
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The year in cardiology: arrhythmias and pacing. [PDF]
During this last year, there has been much progress with regard to anticoagulant and ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF). Apart from recently issued European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for the management of patients with supraventricular ...
Calkins, H +4 more
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Cytotoxic Signature and IFN‐γ Production Dominate CD4+ T‐Cell Response During Human Toxoplasmosis
Overview of CD4+ T‐cell subsets in patients with toxoplasmosis. Schematic drawing summarising the most important alterations in CD4+ T‐cell subsets, illustrated in different colours, from patients in distinct stages of toxoplasmosis, represented with different colours, with (lesion) or without (no lesion) ocular manifestations.
Priscilla Miranda Henriques +14 more
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Background: Chagas Disease (CD) can cause Chagas cardiomyopathy. The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) also affects the cardiovascular system and may worsen Chagas cardiomyopathy.
Ariela Mota Ferreira +15 more
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B-cells mediate humoral adaptive immune response via the production of antibodies and cytokines, and by inducing T-cell activation. These functions can be attributed to distinct B-cell subpopulations. Infection with Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent
Livia Silva Araújo Passos +15 more
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Natural selection and genetic variation in a promising Chagas disease drug target: Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase [PDF]
Rational drug design is a powerful method in which new and innovative therapeutics can be designed based on knowledge of the biological target aiming to provide more efficacious and responsible therapeutics.
Gallant, Joseph P.
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Plasmatic Biochemical Variables Associated with Polymorphisms in the Endothelin-1 and Endothelin-1 Receptor a Genes in Hypertensive Patients: Pilot Study [PDF]
Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictive peptide, and its activity is mediated by thetype A receptor (EDNRA). This action may play a significant role in the etiology of hypertension.There are different works that shows an association between ...
Bertolotto, Patricia Isolina +7 more
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MitraClip® as bridging strategy for heart transplantation in Chagas cardiomyopathy: a case report [PDF]
Juan Felipe Vásquez +3 more
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Double‐Edged Approach for Managing Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions
ABSTRACT Leishmania spp. are intracellular protozoan parasites responsible for leishmaniasis, a globally prevalent vector‐borne disease transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies. Within vertebrate hosts, the parasites preferentially infect macrophages and dendritic cells, leading to cell lysis and the formation of disfiguring lesions.
Masoud Foroutan +8 more
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Current and future chemotherapy for Chagas disease [PDF]
Luís Gaspar is thankful to FCT for funding (scholarship reference: SFRH/BD/81604/2011). The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement No.602773 (Project KINDRED)
Cordeiro-da-Silva, Anabela +10 more
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