Anti-adrenergic and muscarinic receptor autoantibodies in a canine model of Chagas disease and their modulation by benznidazole

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Jan 1;170(3):e66-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.022. Epub 2013 Nov 12.

Authors

Anissa Daliry¹, Ivo Santana Caldas², Lívia de Figueiredo Diniz², Rosália Morais Torres², André Talvani², Maria Terezinha Bahia², Antônio Carlos Campos de Carvalho³

Affiliations

¹ Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
² Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
³ Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: acarlos@biof.ufrj.br.

PMID: 24268984
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.022

No abstract available

Keywords: Autoantibodies; Beta-adrenergic receptor; Cardiomyopathy; Muscarinic cholinergic receptor; Trypanosoma cruzi.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
Autoantibodies / blood
Autoantibodies / immunology*
Chagas Cardiomyopathy / drug therapy*
Chagas Cardiomyopathy / immunology*
Disease Models, Animal
Dogs
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / pharmacology
Nitroimidazoles / pharmacology*
Receptor, Muscarinic M2 / immunology*
Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / immunology*

Substances

Autoantibodies
Immunosuppressive Agents
Nitroimidazoles
Receptor, Muscarinic M2
Receptors, Adrenergic, beta
benzonidazole