Etiology of Chagas disease myocarditis: autoimmunity, parasite persistence, or both?

Trends Parasitol. 2003 Jan;19(1):19-22. doi: 10.1016/s1471-4922(02)00006-5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Autoimmunity
  • Chagas Cardiomyopathy / immunology*
  • Chagas Cardiomyopathy / parasitology*
  • Enterovirus B, Human / immunology
  • Epitopes / immunology
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Inbred CBA
  • Molecular Mimicry
  • Trypanosoma cruzi / growth & development
  • Trypanosoma cruzi / immunology
  • Trypanosoma cruzi / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Epitopes