results comparative analysis of predicted amino acids in the phylogenetic tree showed high similarity between c. glabrata and s cerevisiae. besides, c. glabrata demonstrated the capability to grow in glucose levels as low as 0.01% in the spot dilution assay. in qrt-pcr analysis, differential expressions were observed in selected genes when c. glabrata was subjected to different glucose concentr...

Most in vitro studies show that prenatal administration of corticosteroids stimulates the synthesis of surfactant phosphatidylcholine (PC), but studies in animals are controversial. Whether prenatal corticosteroids stimulate surfactant PC synthesis in humans has not been studied. We studied endogenous surfactant PC synthesis in relation to prenatal corticosteroid treatment in 27 preterm infants...

Acne agminata is a chronic, self-limiting popular eruption, symmetrically distributed in the central portion of the face, healing with scarring. We report a 25 years-old man, who was treated as acne vulgaris and lupus vulgaris but without improvement. According to clinical presentation and histopathologic findings, the diagnosis of acne agminata was made. We treated the patient successfully wit...

Cortisol, the principal corticosteroid in teleosts, is thought to play a key role in the metabolic adjustments critical for regaining homeostasis. However, the target tissue molecular mechanisms involved in this adaptive response to corticosteroid stimulation are still unclear. Cortisol signaling is mediated predominantly by the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), and previous studies have shown that...

N Engl J Med 2003;348:727-34. Copyright © 2003 Massachusetts Medical Society. n increase in tissue corticosteroid levels during acute illness is an important protective response. Many diseases and their treatments interfere with the normal corticosteroid response to illness and thus induce tissue corticosteroid insufficiency. In this article, we review the physiology of the corticosteroid respo...