Entry
Name
Chagas disease
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
BRITE hierarchy
Pathway map
Disease
Orthology
K00922 PIK3CA_B_D; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha/beta/delta [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
K02373 FADD; FAS-associated death domain protein
K02580 NFKB1; nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p105 subunit
K02649 PIK3R1_2_3; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha/beta/delta
K03156 TNF, TNFA; tumor necrosis factor superfamily, member 2
K03158 TNFRSF1A, TNFR1, CD120a; tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 1A
K03456 PPP2R1; serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit A
K03916 BDKRB2; bradykinin receptor B2
K03982 SERPINE1, PAI1; plasminogen activator inhibitor 1
K03986 C1QA; complement C1q subcomponent subunit A
K03987 C1QB; complement C1q subcomponent subunit B
K03988 C1QG; complement C1q subcomponent subunit C
K03990 C3; complement component 3
K04354 PPP2R2; serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit B
K04379 FOS; proto-oncogene protein c-fos
K04382 PPP2C; serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A catalytic subunit [EC:3.1.3.16 ]
K04389 TNFSF6, FASL, CD178; tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 6
K04390 TNFRSF6, FAS, CD95; tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 6
K04430 MAP2K4, MKK4; mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 [EC:2.7.12.2 ]
K04440 JNK; mitogen-activated protein kinase 8/9/10 (c-Jun N-terminal kinase) [EC:2.7.11.24 ]
K04448 JUN; transcription factor AP-1
K04467 IKBKA, IKKA, CHUK; inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase subunit alpha [EC:2.7.11.10 ]
K04500 SMAD2; mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 2
K04519 IL1B; interleukin 1 beta
K04534 GNAO, G-ALPHA-O; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(o) subunit alpha
K04630 GNAI; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha
K04632 GNAS; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha
K04633 GNAL; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(olf) subunit alpha
K04634 GNAQ; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(q) subunit alpha
K04635 GNA11; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-11
K04636 GNA14; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-14
K04637 GNA15; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-15
K04724 CFLAR, FLIP; CASP8 and FADD-like apoptosis regulator
K04729 MYD88; myeloid differentiation primary response protein MyD88
K04730 IRAK1; interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K04733 IRAK4; interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K04734 NFKBIA; NF-kappa-B inhibitor alpha
K04735 RELA; transcription factor p65
K05132 IFNGR1, CD119; interferon gamma receptor 1
K05133 IFNGR2; interferon gamma receptor 2
K05408 CCL3; C-C motif chemokine 3
K05443 IL10, CSIF; interleukin 10
K05842 TRIF; toll-like receptor adapter molecule 1
K06450 CD3D; T-cell surface glycoprotein CD3 delta chain
K06451 CD3E; T-cell surface glycoprotein CD3 epsilon chain
K06452 CD3G; T-cell surface glycoprotein CD3 gamma chain
K06453 CD3Z, CD247; CD3Z antigen, zeta polypeptide
K07209 IKBKB, IKKB; inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase subunit beta [EC:2.7.11.10 ]
K07210 IKBKG, IKKG, NEMO; inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase subunit gamma
K10030 IL8, CXCL8; interleukin 8
K10159 TLR2, CD282; toll-like receptor 2
K10160 TLR4, CD284; toll-like receptor 4
K10161 TLR9, CD289; toll-like receptor 9
K10169 TLR6, CD286; toll-like receptor 6
K10784 TRAV; T cell receptor alpha chain V region
K10785 TRBV; T-cell receptor beta chain V region
K12499 CCL5; C-C motif chemokine 5
K13375 TGFB1; transforming growth factor beta-1
K13376 TGFB2; transforming growth factor beta-2
K13377 TGFB3; transforming growth factor beta-3
K13729 TCAC2, TC52; thiol-dependent reductase 1
K14624 CCL2, MCP1; C-C motif chemokine 2
K23590 CRP; complement regulatory protein
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
ko00330 Arginine and proline metabolism
ko04070 Phosphatidylinositol signaling system
ko04610 Complement and coagulation cascades
ko04620 Toll-like receptor signaling pathway
ko04670 Leukocyte transendothelial migration