title: Interferon-γ and other inflammatory mediators in cardiomyocyte signaling during Chagas disease cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Chagas disease cardiomyopathy (CCC), the main consequence of Trypanosoma cruzi (T.cruzi) infection, is an inflammatory cardiomyopathy that develops in up to 30% of infected individuals. The heart inflammation in CCC patients is characterized by a Th1 T cell-rich myocarditis with increased production of interferon (IFN)-γ, produced by the CCC myocardial infiltrate and detected at high levels in the periphery. IFN-γ has a central role in the cardiomyocyte signaling during both acute and chronic phases of T.cruzi infection. In this review, we have chosen to focus in its pleiotropic mode of action during CCC, which may ultimately be the strongest driver towards pathological remodeling and heart failure. We describe here the antiparasitic protective and pathogenic dual role of IFN-γ in Chagas disease.
authors.affiliation: Ludmila Rodrigues Pinto Ferreira, Amanda Farage Frade, Monique Andrade Baron, Isabela Cunha Navarro, Jorge Kalil, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Laboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05403-001 São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ludmila Rodrigues Pinto
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Ludmila Rodrigues Pinto Ferreira, Amanda Farage Frade, Monique Andrade Baron, Isabela Cunha Navarro, Jorge Kalil, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Laboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05403-001 São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Amanda Farage
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Frade
authors.affiliation: Ludmila Rodrigues Pinto Ferreira, Amanda Farage Frade, Monique Andrade Baron, Isabela Cunha Navarro, Jorge Kalil, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Laboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05403-001 São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Monique Andrade
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.affiliation: Ludmila Rodrigues Pinto Ferreira, Amanda Farage Frade, Monique Andrade Baron, Isabela Cunha Navarro, Jorge Kalil, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Laboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05403-001 São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Isabela Cunha
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.affiliation: Ludmila Rodrigues Pinto Ferreira, Amanda Farage Frade, Monique Andrade Baron, Isabela Cunha Navarro, Jorge Kalil, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Laboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05403-001 São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kalil
authors.affiliation: Ludmila Rodrigues Pinto Ferreira, Amanda Farage Frade, Monique Andrade Baron, Isabela Cunha Navarro, Jorge Kalil, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Laboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05403-001 São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chevillard
authors.affiliation: Ludmila Rodrigues Pinto Ferreira, Amanda Farage Frade, Monique Andrade Baron, Isabela Cunha Navarro, Jorge Kalil, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Laboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05403-001 São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Edecio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cunha-Neto
keywords: Cardiomyopathy; Chagas disease; Gene expression; Interferon-gamma; Trypanosoma cruzi