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Vitamin D treatment distinctly modulates cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells among patients with chronic cardiac and indeterminate clinical forms of Chagas disease

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease
Introduction Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and is clinically divided into acute and chronic phases. Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy is the most studied manifestation of the disease. Vitamin D deficiency has been suggested as a
Kamila Kássia dos Santos Oliveira, Diego José Lira Torres, Michelle da Silva Barros, Leyllane Rafael Moreira, Claudeir Dias da Silva Junior, Ana Karine de Araújo Soares, Maria da Piedade Costa Reis deAlbuquerque, Maria da Glória Aureliano Melo Cavalcante, Wilson Alves de Oliveira Junior, Michelle Christiane da Silva Rabello, Virginia Maria Barros deLorena   +10 more
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Anticancer and Cardioprotective Properties of Medicinal Mushrooms: Current Evidence and Future Prospects

New Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 64, Issue 3, September 2026.
Introduction: Cardiotoxicity is an undesirable side effect of chemotherapy that limits the effectiveness of cancer treatment. Almost all cardiotoxic agents cause cardiovascular complications, leading to oxidative stress and other pathological conditions.
Susanna Badalyan, Sylvie Rapior, Anush Barkhudaryan   +2 more
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An infrequent cause of apical ventricular aneurysm in the United States

Heart Views, 2017
Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC) is a late complication of Chagas disease with various manifestations including arrhythmia, heart failure, thromboembolism, and stroke.
Mohammed M Taleb
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Mapping heart disease, stroke and other chronic diseases : highlights from a program to enhance GIS capacity within state health departments [PDF]

The Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP) funded a collaborative project with the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) and Duke University to enhance GIS capacity in two state health departments (SHDs).

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Bridging the Nervous-Endocrine System and Immune Response, in Human Chagas Disease Pathology

Neuroimmunomodulation
Background: Chronic Chagas disease can affect multiple organs, most notably the heart and gastrointestinal tract, and in some cases, the nervous system.
Florencia Belén González, Brenda Dinatale, Wilson Savino, Oscar Adelmo Bottasso, Ana Rosa Pérez   +4 more
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Immunologic changes in the peripheral blood transcriptome of individuals with early-stage chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: a cross-sectional studyResearch in context

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Summary: Background: Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is a neglected disease that affects approximately 6 million individuals worldwide.
Carolina Duque, Jaime So, Yagahira E. Castro-Sesquen, Kelly DeToy, Sneider A. Gutierrez Guarnizo, Fatemeh Jahanbakhsh, Edith Malaga Machaca, Monica Miranda-Schaeubinger, Indira Chakravarti, Virginia Cooper, Mary E. Schmidt, Luigi Adamo, Rachel Marcus, Kawsar R. Talaat, Robert H. Gilman, Monica R. Mugnier   +15 more
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The Global fight against Chagas disease [PDF]

Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and is spread by infected triatomine bugs. It can cause serious heart and gastrointestinal problems.7 million living with Chagas in the AmericasThe parasite that causes Chagas disease is found ...

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Histopathological and immunohistochemical study of the brain and heart in the chronic cardiac form of Chagas' disease

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1993
A histopathological and immunohistochemical study of the brain and heart was made in 50 patients with the chronic cardiac form of Chagas' disease.
José Eymard Homem Pittella, Cicero Meneguette, Alfredo J. Afonso Barbosa   +2 more
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Plasma Levels of Matrix Metalloproteinases 2 and 9 in Patients with Chronic Chagas Heart Disease and Systemic Arterial Hypertension: Correlation with TGF-Beta Plasma Levels. [PDF]

Cardiol Res Pract, 2023
Bestetti RB, Dellalibera-Joviliano R, Rizzi E, Bonacio GF, Faria-Jr M, Furlan-Daniel R, Castro-França S.   +6 more
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Chagas Disease after Heart Transplant in an endemic Country [PDF]

, 2021
Introducción: La enfermedad de Chagas es una causa de falla cardiaca avanzada en Colombia y es la tercera causa de trasplante en nuestro centro. Los pacientes trasplantados requieren terapia inmunomoduladora, la cual podría aumentar el riesgo de ...
Ramírez Martínez, John Alexander, Salazar Sierra, Lukas, Medina Mur, Ramón Ivan   +2 more
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