Entry
Name
Chagas disease - Homo sapiens (human)
Description
Trypanosoma cruzi is an intracellular protozoan parasite that causes Chagas disease, also called American trypanosomiasis. The parasite life cycle involves hematophagous reduviid bugs as vectors. Once parasites enter the host body, they invade diverse host cells including cardiomyocytes. Establishment of infection depends on various parasite molecules such as cruzipain, oligopeptidase B, and trans-sialidase that activate Ca2+ signaling. Internalized parasites escape from the parasitophorous vacuole using secreted pore-forming TcTOX molecule and replicate in the cytosol. Multiplied parasites eventually lyse infected host cells and are released in the circulation. During these events, the parasites manipulate host innate immunity and elicit cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. T lymphocyte responses are also disturbed.
Class
Human Diseases; Infectious disease: parasitic
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Disease
Organism
Homo sapiens (human) [GN:
hsa ]
Gene
148022 TICAM1; TIR domain containing adaptor molecule 1 [KO:K05842 ]
4615 MYD88; MYD88 innate immune signal transduction adaptor [KO:K04729 ]
2353 FOS; Fos proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit [KO:K04379 ]
3725 JUN; Jun proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit [KO:K04448 ]
8517 IKBKG; inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase regulatory subunit gamma [KO:K07210 ]
1147 CHUK; component of inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase complex [KO:K04467 ] [EC:2.7.11.10 ]
4790 NFKB1; nuclear factor kappa B subunit 1 [KO:K02580 ]
5970 RELA; RELA proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit [KO:K04735 ]
6352 CCL5; C-C motif chemokine ligand 5 [KO:K12499 ]
6347 CCL2; C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 [KO:K14624 ]
3576 CXCL8; C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8 [KO:K10030 ]
6348 CCL3; C-C motif chemokine ligand 3 [KO:K05408 ]
6349 CCL3L1; C-C motif chemokine ligand 3 like 1 [KO:K05408 ]
414062 CCL3L3; C-C motif chemokine ligand 3 like 3 [KO:K05408 ]
5519 PPP2R1B; protein phosphatase 2 scaffold subunit Abeta [KO:K03456 ]
5518 PPP2R1A; protein phosphatase 2 scaffold subunit Aalpha [KO:K03456 ]
5520 PPP2R2A; protein phosphatase 2 regulatory subunit Balpha [KO:K04354 ]
5521 PPP2R2B; protein phosphatase 2 regulatory subunit Bbeta [KO:K04354 ]
5522 PPP2R2C; protein phosphatase 2 regulatory subunit Bgamma [KO:K04354 ]
55844 PPP2R2D; protein phosphatase 2 regulatory subunit Bdelta [KO:K04354 ]
3459 IFNGR1; interferon gamma receptor 1 [KO:K05132 ]
3460 IFNGR2; interferon gamma receptor 2 [KO:K05133 ]
7132 TNFRSF1A; TNF receptor superfamily member 1A [KO:K03158 ]
7040 TGFB1; transforming growth factor beta 1 [KO:K13375 ]
7042 TGFB2; transforming growth factor beta 2 [KO:K13376 ]
7043 TGFB3; transforming growth factor beta 3 [KO:K13377 ]
624 BDKRB2; bradykinin receptor B2 [KO:K03916 ]
2767 GNA11; G protein subunit alpha 11 [KO:K04635 ]
9630 GNA14; G protein subunit alpha 14 [KO:K04636 ]
2769 GNA15; G protein subunit alpha 15 [KO:K04637 ]
2770 GNAI1; G protein subunit alpha i1 [KO:K04630 ]
2773 GNAI3; G protein subunit alpha i3 [KO:K04630 ]
2771 GNAI2; G protein subunit alpha i2 [KO:K04630 ]
2775 GNAO1; G protein subunit alpha o1 [KO:K04534 ]
5295 PIK3R1; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1 [KO:K02649 ]
5296 PIK3R2; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 2 [KO:K02649 ]
8503 PIK3R3; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 3 [KO:K02649 ]
5290 PIK3CA; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5293 PIK3CD; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5291 PIK3CB; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5054 SERPINE1; serpin family E member 1 [KO:K03982 ]
355 FAS; Fas cell surface death receptor [KO:K04390 ]
8772 FADD; Fas associated via death domain [KO:K02373 ]
8837 CFLAR; CASP8 and FADD like apoptosis regulator [KO:K04724 ]
915 CD3D; CD3 delta subunit of T-cell receptor complex [KO:K06450 ]
916 CD3E; CD3 epsilon subunit of T-cell receptor complex [KO:K06451 ]
917 CD3G; CD3 gamma subunit of T-cell receptor complex [KO:K06452 ]
Compound
C01245 D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
C05981 Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
Reference
Authors
Bogdan C, Rollinghoff M
Title
How do protozoan parasites survive inside macrophages?
Journal
Reference
Authors
Gazzinelli RT, Denkers EY
Title
Protozoan encounters with Toll-like receptor signalling pathways: implications for host parasitism.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Norris KA, Bradt B, Cooper NR, So M
Title
Characterization of a Trypanosoma cruzi C3 binding protein with functional and genetic similarities to the human complement regulatory protein, decay-accelerating factor.
Journal
J Immunol 147:2240-7 (1991)
Reference
Authors
Aguilar L, Ramirez G, Valck C, Molina MC, Rojas A, Schwaeble W, Ferreira V, Ferreira A
Title
F(ab')2 antibody fragments against Trypanosoma cruzi calreticulin inhibit its interaction with the first component of human complement.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Campos MA, Gazzinelli RT
Title
Trypanosoma cruzi and its components as exogenous mediators of inflammation recognized through Toll-like receptors.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Burleigh BA, Woolsey AM
Title
Cell signalling and Trypanosoma cruzi invasion.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Tarleton RL
Title
Immune system recognition of Trypanosoma cruzi.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Andrade LO, Andrews NW
Title
The Trypanosoma cruzi-host-cell interplay: location, invasion, retention.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Tan H, Andrews NW
Title
Don't bother to knock--the cell invasion strategy of Trypanosoma cruzi.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Burleigh BA, Andrews NW
Title
Signaling and host cell invasion by Trypanosoma cruzi.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Stempin C, Giordanengo L, Gea S, Cerban F
Title
Alternative activation and increase of Trypanosoma cruzi survival in murine macrophages stimulated by cruzipain, a parasite antigen.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Burleigh BA
Title
Host cell signaling and Trypanosoma cruzi invasion: do all roads lead to lysosomes?
Journal
Reference
Authors
Gazzinelli RT, Oswald IP, Hieny S, James SL, Sher A
Title
The microbicidal activity of interferon-gamma-treated macrophages against Trypanosoma cruzi involves an L-arginine-dependent, nitrogen oxide-mediated mechanism inhibitable by interleukin-10 and transforming growth factor-beta.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Andrews NW, Abrams CK, Slatin SL, Griffiths G
Title
A T. cruzi-secreted protein immunologically related to the complement component C9: evidence for membrane pore-forming activity at low pH.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Freire-de-Lima CG, Nunes MP, Corte-Real S, Soares MP, Previato JO, Mendonca-Previato L, DosReis GA
Title
Proapoptotic activity of a Trypanosoma cruzi ceramide-containing glycolipid turned on in host macrophages by IFN-gamma.
Journal
J Immunol 161:4909-16 (1998)
Reference
Authors
Hashimoto M, Nakajima-Shimada J, Aoki T
Title
Trypanosoma cruzi posttranscriptionally up-regulates and exploits cellular FLIP for inhibition of death-inducing signal.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Ropert C, Closel M, Chaves AC, Gazzinelli RT
Title
Inhibition of a p38/stress-activated protein kinase-2-dependent phosphatase restores function of IL-1 receptor-associate kinase-1 and reverses Toll-like receptor 2- and 4-dependent tolerance of macrophages.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Ouaissi A, Guilvard E, Delneste Y, Caron G, Magistrelli G, Herbault N, Thieblemont N, Jeannin P
Title
The Trypanosoma cruzi Tc52-released protein induces human dendritic cell maturation, signals via Toll-like receptor 2, and confers protection against lethal infection.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Teixeira MM, Gazzinelli RT, Silva JS
Title
Chemokines, inflammation and Trypanosoma cruzi infection.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Camargo MM, Almeida IC, Pereira ME, Ferguson MA, Travassos LR, Gazzinelli RT
Title
Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored mucin-like glycoproteins isolated from Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes initiate the synthesis of proinflammatory cytokines by macrophages.
Journal
J Immunol 158:5890-901 (1997)
Related pathway
hsa00330 Arginine and proline metabolism
hsa04070 Phosphatidylinositol signaling system
hsa04610 Complement and coagulation cascades
hsa04620 Toll-like receptor signaling pathway
hsa04670 Leukocyte transendothelial migration
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