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ArticleParasitology research2016

Trypanosoma cruzi infection induces the expression of CD40 in murine cardiomyocytes favoring CD40 ligation-dependent production of cardiopathogenic IL-6.

Mariela Alejandra Moreno Ayala, Agustina Casasco, Mariela González, Miriam Postan, Ricardo Santiago Corral, Patricia Beatriz Petray

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mariela Alejandra Moreno AyalaServicio de Parasitología y Enfermedad de Chagas, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Agustina CasascoServicio de Parasitología y Enfermedad de Chagas, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mariela GonzálezInstituto Nacional de Parasitología Dr. Mario Fatala Chabén/ANLIS/Malbrán, Av. Paseo Colón 568, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Miriam PostanInstituto Nacional de Parasitología Dr. Mario Fatala Chabén/ANLIS/Malbrán, Av. Paseo Colón 568, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ricardo Santiago CorralServicio de Parasitología y Enfermedad de Chagas, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Patricia Beatriz PetrayServicio de Parasitología y Enfermedad de Chagas, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ppetray@yahoo.com.
Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud · ARHospital General de Niños Ricardo Gutierrez · ARUniversity of Buenos Aires · AR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The inflammatory response in the myocardium is an important aspect of the pathogenesis of Chagas' heart disease raised by Trypanosoma cruzi. CD40, a transmembrane type I receptor belonging to the tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) family, is expressed in a broad spectrum of cell types and is crucial in several inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Activation of CD40 through ligation to CD40L (CD154) induces multiple effects, including the secretion of proinflammatory molecules. In the present study, we examined the ability of T. cruzi to trigger the expression of CD40 in cardiac myocytes in vitro and in a murine model of chagasic cardiomyopathy. Our results indicate, for the first time, that T. cruzi is able to induce the expression of CD40 in HL-1 murine cardiomyocytes. Moreover, ligation of CD40 receptor upregulated interleukin-6 (IL-6), associated with inflammation. Furthermore, the induction of this costimulatory molecule was demonstrated in vivo in myocardium of mice infected with T. cruzi. This suggests that CD40-bearing cardiac muscle cells could interact with CD40L-expressing lymphocytes infiltrating the heart, thus contributing to inflammatory injury in chagasic cardiomyopathy.

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AnimalsCD40 AntigensCells, CulturedChagas CardiomyopathyDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression RegulationInterferon-gammaInterleukin-6MiceMice, Inbred C3HMyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTrypanosoma cruziCD40 AntigensInterferon-gammaInterleukin-6RNA, MessengerCardiomyocytesCD40Chagas’ diseaseTrypanosoma cruzi

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