Cytokine production profile of heart-infiltrating T cells in Chagas' disease cardiomyopathy

The hallmark of chronic Chagas' disease cardiomyopathy (CCC) is the finding of a T cell-rich inflammatory mononuclear cell infiltrate in the presence of extremely few parasites in the heart lesions. The scarcity of parasites in affected heart tissue casts doubt on the direct participation of Tr...

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Main Authors:	Cunha-Neto E., Rizzo L.V., Albuquerque F., Abel L., Guilherme L., Bocchi E., Bacal F., Carrara D., Ianni B., Mady C., Kalil J.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1998-01-01
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:	Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas' disease cardiomyopathy immunology cytokines gamma-interferon
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000100018

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