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View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case with acute small infarct of the left middle cerebral artery in a 72-year-old man with atrial fibrillation documented by MRI and MR angiography. One hour later, he lost consciousness and CT with CT angiography revealed bilateral hyperdense middle cerebral arteries due to occlusion of the M1 segments. Mechanical thrombectomy of the right middle cerebral artery was successfully performed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: The nuclear hormone receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) is a key transcription factor regulating genes involved in adipogenesis, glucose homeostasis and cell differentiation. Moreover, PPARgamma has been demonstrated to control proliferation and apoptosis in various cancer cells. We investigated the biological effects of PPARgamma activation by the oral antidiabetic agent pioglitazone in Barrett's adenocarcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo.
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