Role of vasoactive mediators in the pathogenesis of Chagas' disease

Shankar Mukherjee; Huan Huang; Louis M. Weiss; Sylvia Costa; Julio Scharfstein; Herbert B. Tanowitz

Role of vasoactive mediators in the pathogenesis of Chagas' disease

Shankar Mukherjee, Huan Huang, Louis M. Weiss, Sylvia Costa, Julio Scharfstein, Herbert B. Tanowitz

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Abstract

This review focuses on the vascular pathogenesis of Chagas' disease, the cardiomyopathy caused by infection with the parasitic protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi. Recent studies strongly suggests that T. cruzi infection is linked to functional changes in the activity of two potent vasoative peptidergic mediators, endothelin-1, a vasoconstrictor, and kinins, a group of vasodilator and pro-inflammatory peptides related to bradykinin. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying disturbances of vascular homoeostasis? induced by T. cruzi may provide opportunities for therapeutic intervention and amelioration of heart pathology.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e411-e420
Journal	Frontiers in Bioscience
Volume	8
State	Published - 2003

Keywords

Bradykinin
Chagas' disease
Endothelin
Kinins
Review
Trypanosoma cruzi

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Immunology and Microbiology(all)

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