Abstract
Chronic chagasic cardiopathy (CC) occurs in the part of the Trypanosoma cruzi infected individuals in association with fibrous lymphocytic myocarditis and C5b-9 complement deposition, a usual component of the anti-microbial immune response. The scarcity of T.cruzi antigens among the inflammation has raised autoimmune theories. We raised the hypothesis that microbial components from Archae…