[PDF] Top 20 Low levels of vasoactive intestinal peptide are associated with Chagas disease cardiomyopathy

... and vasoactive intestinal peptide, aside from participating in the relaxation of the colon musculature, also have a role in the inflam- matory response and could be influencing the local ... See full document

... values of VIP although no significant differences were observed in comparison with healthy ...the disease activity was inversely correlated with VIP ...patients with low baseline ... See full document

... potentiation of macrophage killing of ...situations associated with increased in vivo synthesis of IL-4 were reported to result in increased susceptibility to ...IL-4 levels in ... See full document

... phase, Chagas’ disease was an absolute ...protocol, with a lower dosage being adopted to avoid adverse effects (neoplasias and ...for Chagas’ disease is a ...cause of indication ... See full document

... Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) has gained great prominence because of its therapeutic potential, which is ascribed to its ability to regulate innate immunity, inhibit antigen-specific Th1 ... See full document

... value of serum BDNF levels in patients with ...findings of the present study were as follows: (1) serum BDNF levels and VO 2peak were lower in non-sur- vivor patients with ChC ... See full document

... effects of feeding milk on microbiota following antibiotic exposure was evident at day 3 of feeding, and the differences persisted to day ...commonly associated with respiratory disease ... See full document

... Chagas’ disease (CD) occurs from the southern United States to Patagonia and affects around 8 million people in Latin America ...intensification of the migratory flow, CD is becoming more relevant in ... See full document

... originally associated with the central regulation of satiety and energy metabo- lism, increasing evidence indicates that leptin may be an important mediator in cardiovascular ...aim of the ... See full document

... performance of a biomarker-guided ...VIP levels and disease activity reported here suggests that baseline serum VIP could be a feasible biomarker that enables EA patients to be stratified for ... See full document

... role of inflammatory cytokines in CCC pathogenesis. Given that TNF-α levels are increased among CCC patients as compared to IND individuals (FERREIRA et ...heart of CCC patients predominantly ... See full document

... awareness of Chagas disease-related issues among the general public, we approached FINDECHAGAS ...by Chagas disease who form associations in all parts of the world; it also ... See full document

... milliliters of blood were drawn by venipuncture in vacuum tubes containing heparin (Vacuplast, Huangyn, China) on the same day as the clinical ...time of the day, between ...hours of having been ... See full document

... regulation of thrombopoietin is complex and is not fully ...increased levels of unbound thrombopoietin, thereby enabling a compensatory response of megakaryocytes to the increased demand for ... See full document

... use of aspirin is recommended for asymptomatic patients with normal systolic ...function. With respect to beta- blockers, their use in left ventricular dysfunction caused by noncompaction is ... See full document

... diagnosed with HF were included in the study. Chagasic cardiomyopathy was the most common etiology (48% of the ...hypertensive cardiomyopathy in 19% of the patients, idiopathic dilated ... See full document

... FGF-21 levels are significantly higher in obese population with increased cardiovascular risk characterized by the evidence of metabolic syndrome in the obese ...adipokine with ... See full document

... is of particular interest in both the prevention and treatment of DCM in type 1 DM ...human with DM ...is associated with greater longevity and lower frequency and severity of ... See full document

... (miRNAs) are a class of noncoding RNA acting at a post-transcriptional level to control the expression of large sets of target ...up-regulation of miR-21 in the kidneys of mice ... See full document

... ABSTRACT. Chagas disease (CD) is an important cause of cardiomyopathy and stroke in ...independently of cardiomyopathy severity and cognitive impairment is ...prevalence ... See full document