Circadian time-of-intake gates the cardioprotective effects of glucocorticoid administration in both healthy and infarcted hearts. The cardiomyocyte-specific glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and its co-factor, Krüppel-like factor (Klf15), play critical roles in maintaining normal heart function in the long-term and serve as pleiotropic regulators of cardiac metabolism. Despite this understanding, the cardiomyocyte-autonomous metabolic targets influenced by the concerted epigenetic action of GR-Klf15 axis remain undefined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Mucinous carcinoma is a rare, special subtype of breast carcinoma associated with a good prognosis. It often presents a confusing appearance with a benign process. For all these reasons, differential diagnosis could be challenging.
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A 25-year-old man presented with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. Colonoscopy showed hemorrhagic proctocolitis with superficial erosions. Histology was consistent with the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis and biopsy cultures were negative.
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