Influence of the HLA class II polymorphism in chronic Chagas' disease.

Abstract:

:Chagas' disease or American trypanosomiasis due to Trypanosoma cruzi has existed at least since the time of the Inca empire and contributes significantly to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in several countries of this continent. Due to the fundamental role of human class II molecules polymorphic residues in the control of the immune response, a study was designed to define by DNA typing HLA class II alleles in a sample of 67 serologically positive individuals with and without cardiomyopathy and in 156 healthy controls of similar ethnic origin. Genomic DNA extraction, PCR amplification of the HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 second exon regions and hybridization to labelled specific probes were carried out following the 11th International Histocompatibility Workshop reference protocol. Comparison of DRB1 and DQB1 allele frequencies among the patients and control subjects showed a decreased frequency of DRB1*14 and DQB1*0303 in the patients, suggesting independent protective effects to the chronic infection in this population. Allele frequencies comparison between patients with and without cardiomyopathy showed a higher frequency of DRB1*01, DRB1*08 and DQB1*0501 and a decreased frequency of DRB1*1501 in the patients with arrhythmia and congestive heart failure. The results suggest that HLA Class II genes may be associated with the development of a chronic infection and with heart damage in Chagas' disease.

journal_name

Parasite Immunol

journal_title

Parasite immunology

authors

Fernandez-Mestre MT,Layrisse Z,Montagnani S,Acquatella H,Catalioti F,Matos M,Balbas O,Makhatadze N,Dominguez E,Herrera F,Madrigal A

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-04-01 00:00:00

pages

197-203

issue

4

eissn

0141-9838

issn

1365-3024

journal_volume

20

pub_type

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