Publications by authors named "Ana V S Camargo"
Article Synopsis
- - The study examined plasma levels of the chemokines CCL3 and CCL4 in patients with different clinical forms of chronic Chagas disease, focusing on those with and without left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD).
- - It involved analyzing plasma samples from 75 patients using ELISA and Milliplex® MAP assay, confirming the T. cruzi infection.
- - Results showed no significant level differences of CCL3 and CCL4 between digestive and cardiac forms of Chagas disease, and found that while LVSD patients had higher chemokine levels, CCL3 and CCL4 do not seem to affect susceptibility to the disease forms or influence LVSD development.
Infect Genet Evol
November 2016
Article Synopsis
- - Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, can lead to various health issues like heart problems and digestive tract complications, but the factors determining why some people are symptomatic and others are not remain unclear.
- - This study involved 339 adults with chronic Chagas disease and aimed to explore how different blood group systems (ABO, Secretor, and Lewis) might be linked to the disease’s clinical forms.
- - While no significant differences were found between patients and healthy controls for the blood group systems, the combination of B plus AB Secretor phenotypes was significantly more common in patients with megacolon and megaesophagus compared to those with A plus O Secretor phenotypes.
