Nitric oxide (NO), produced by the neural nitric oxide synthase enzyme (nNOS) is a
transmitter of inhibitory neurons supplying the muscle of the gastrointestinal tract …

The notion that the pathology of Chagas' disease has an autoimmune component was
initially based on the finding of circulating antibodies binding heart tissue antigens in …

Up to 18 million of individuals are infected by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi in
Latin America, one third of whom will develop chronic Chagas disease cardiomyopathy …

It has long been known that circulating levels of IgG and IgM antibodies are elevated in
patients with essential and pregnancy‐related hypertension. Recent studies indicate these …

Infection with Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas' disease, may induce antibodies and
T cells reactive with self antigens (autoimmunity). Because autoimmunity is generally …

Calcium is a ubiquitous second messenger which plays key roles in numerous physiological
functions. In cardiac myocytes, Ca2+ crosses the plasma membrane via specialized voltage …

Protein- mediated enamel mineralization Page 1 48 Functional autoantibody diseases: Basics
and treatment related to cardiomyopathies Niels-Peter Becker1, Peter Goettel1, Johannes …

It has been recognized that changes in mitochondrial structure plays a key role in
development of cardiac dysfunction, and autophagy has been shown to exert maintenance …

Antibodies against cholinergic and adrenergic receptors (adrenoceptors) are frequent in
serum of patients with chronic heart failure. Their prevalence is associated with Chagas' …

Initially, the notion that the pathogenesis of Chagas disease has an autoimmune component
was based on the finding that sera from Trypanosoma cruzi-infected patients or laboratory …