Effects of Cholinergic Stimulation with Pyridostigmine Bromide on Chronic Chagasic Cardiomyopathic Mice

• Main Authors: Marília Beatriz de Cuba (Author), Marcus Paulo Ribeiro Machado (Author), Thais Soares Farnesi (Author), Angelica Cristina Alves (Author), Livia Alves Martins (Author), Lucas Felipe de Oliveira (Author), Caroline Santos Capitelli (Author), Camila Ferreira Leite (Author), Marcos Vinícius Silva (Author), Juliana Reis Machado (Author), Henrique Borges Kappel (Author), Helioswilton Sales de Campos (Author), Luciano Paiva (Author), Natália Lins da Silva Gomes (Author), Ana Carolina Guimarães Faleiros (Author), Constança Felicia de Paoli de Carvalho Britto (Author), Wilson Savino (Author), Otacílio Cruz Moreira (Author), Virmondes Rodrigues Jr (Author), Nicola Montano (Author), Eliane Lages-Silva (Author), Luis Eduardo Ramirez (Author), Valdo Jose Dias da Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of an anticholinesterase agent, pyridostigmine bromide (Pyrido), on experimental chronic Chagas heart disease in mice. To this end, male C57BL/6J mice noninfected (control:Con) or chronically infected (5 months) with Trypanosoma cruzi (chagasic:...