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Ítem Acceso Abierto Assessment of Cross-reactive Host-pathogen Antibodies in Patients With Different Stages of Chronic Chagas Disease(Sociedad Española de Cardiología, 2013-10) Vicco, Miguel H.; Ferini, Franco; Rodeles, Luz; Cardona, Paula; Bontempi, Iván; Lioi, Susana; Beloscar, Juan; Nara, Takeshi; Marcipar, Iván; Bottasso, OscarIntroduction and objectives Trypanosoma cruzi infection has been shown to induce humoral autoimmune responses against host antigens tissues. Particularly, antibodies cross-reacting with myocardial antigens may play a role in the development of the severe forms of chronic Chagas disease. The aim of this study was to determine the association between clinical stage of the disease and the presence of autoantibodies in patients with chronic Chagasic disease. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study in T. cruzi-seropositive patients divided into 3 groups according to the classic classification of chronic Chagas heart of Storino et al. All participants underwent complete clinical examination and their sera were used to measure autoantibody levels. Results All patients had detectable levels of anti-p2β and anti-B13 autoantibodies but none had anti-Na-K-ATPase antibodies. No association was observed between electrocardiographic conduction disturbances and autoantibody levels. Patients with chronic Chagas disease stage III had the highest levels of anti-B13 antibodies and a high risk of mortality score, showing a clear association between disease stage and this score. Conclusions Anti-B13 antibodies were significantly higher in chronic Chagas disease stage III patients, suggesting that these antibodies may be involved in disease progression and that they might be a useful marker of poor prognosis in terms of heart compromise. Our results also reveal an important correlation between the level of anti-B13 autoantibodies and symptomatic heart failure and/or dilated cardiomyopathy.Ítem Acceso Abierto Dysregulated Network of Immune, Endocrine and Metabolic Markers is Associated to More Severe Human Chronic Chagas Cardiomyopathy(S. Karger AG, 2018-09-25) González, Florencia Belén; Villar, Silvina Raquel; D'Attilio, Luciano; Leiva, Rodolfo; Marquez, Julia; Lioi, Susana; Beloscar, Juan; Bottasso, Oscar; Pérez, Ana RosaÍtem Acceso Abierto Early double-negative thymocyte export in Trypanosoma cruzi infection is restricted by sphingosine receptors and associated with human chagas disease.(PLOS (Public Library of Science), 2014-10-16) Lepletier, Ailin; de Almeida, Liliane; Santos, Leonardo; da Silva Sampaio, Luzia; Paredes, Bruno; González, Florencia Belén; Freire-de-Lima, Célio Geraldo; Beloscar, Juan; Bottasso, Oscar; Einicker-Lamas, Marcelo; Pérez, Ana Rosa; Savino, Wilson; Morrot, Alexandre