title: Human chagasic disease is not associated with an antiheart humoral response.
abstract: An inflammatory cardiomyopathy occurs in humans with chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection (Chagas' disease). This study finds that T. cruzi infection is not associated with the production of cardiac-specific autoantibodies in humans with cardiac manifestations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiological Sciences, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Baig
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Salomone
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Caforio
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amuchastegui
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Caiero
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: McKenna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000276:immunology*; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000276:immunology*; D009218:Myosins / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D009218:Myosins