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After microscopic identification of blood trypomastigotes (4 days after inoculation), both drugs were administered by gavage once a day for 20 days. Curcumin showed limited antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects when administered alone. When curcumin and Bz were combined, there was a drastic reduction in parasitemia, parasite load, mortality, anti-\n                    <jats:named-content xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" content-type=\"genus-species\" xlink:type=\"simple\">T. cruzi<\/jats:named-content>\n                    IgG reactivity, circulating levels of cytokines (gamma interferon [IFN-\u03b3], interleukin 4 [IL-4], and MIP1-\u03b1), myocardial inflammation, and morphological and oxidative cardiac injury; these results exceeded the isolated effects of Bz. 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