TNF and infection: Even though CUR had no antiparasitic effect, 100% survival was shown after 14 days of infection and there was a significant reduction in the inflammation of the myocardial arteries, decreasing the inflammatory cell infiltration of the heart vessels (histologically analyzed and scored), vascular permeability, and IL-6 and TNF-α mRNA levels in the total heart extracts, compared to BZN and non-treated animals.