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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-1-12
pubmed:abstractText
This study was designed to determine whether the functional IL-10 gene polymorphism -1082G/A is associated with the development of cardiomyopathy in individuals infected with Trypanosoma cruzi and whether interleukin (IL)-10 expression can be correlated with patients' cardiac function. Our results demonstrated that the polymorphic allele, which correlates with lower expression of IL-10, was associated with the development of Chagas disease cardiomyopathy. Accordingly, correlative analysis showed that low IL-10 expression was associated with worse cardiac function, as determined by left-ventricular ejection fraction values. Therefore, the IL-10 gene polymorphism and IL-10 expression are important in determining susceptibility to chagasic cardiomyopathy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
199
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
451-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional IL-10 gene polymorphism is associated with Chagas disease cardiomyopathy.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Cell-Cell Interactions, Department of Morphology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't