Infection with different Trypanosoma cruzi populations in rats: Myocarditis, cardiac sympathetic denervation, and involvement of digestive organs

E. R.S. Camargos, D. J. Franco, C. M.M.G. Garcia, A. P. Dutra, Jr Teixeira, E. Chiari, C. R.S. Machado

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We tested four isolates of Trypanosoma cruzi to assess parasite virulence and ability to cause myocarditis, cardiac sympathetic denervation, and histopathologic alterations in organs of the digestive system. The susceptibility of rats depends on the population of T. cruzi, with the ABC strain and the CL-Brener clone killing all animals, regardless of the parasitemic pattern. All tested T. cruzi populations caused acute myocarditis, but failed to induce histologic alterations in the intestine. The Cl-Brener and ABC isolates caused esophageal myositis. The myocarditis caused by the ABC, CL-Brener and Y isolates was severe, but resolution started at the end of the acute phase. In contrast, the Col 1.7G2 clone induced mild and sustained myocarditis. Our results also showed that T. cruzi populations able to induce severe acute myocarditis caused marked sympathetic denervation, but recovery of normal cardiac histology and innervation occurred. The sustained myocarditis induced by Col 1.7G2 clone failed to cause sustained denervation.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)604-612
Número de páginas9
PublicaciónAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volumen62
N.º5
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 2000
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