Interorganellar Communication Through Membrane Contact Sites in

Apicomplexan parasites are a group of protists that cause disease in humans and include pathogens like Plasmodium spp., the causative agent of malaria, and Toxoplasma gondii , the etiological agent of toxoplasmosis and one of the most ubiquitous human parasites in the world.Membrane contact sites (MCSs) are widespread structures within eukaryotic c

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Spinal Intramedullary Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis of the central nervous system accounts for approximately 1% of all cases of tuberculosis and 50% of these involve the spine.Intramedullary involvement is rare in tuberculosis.Clinical presentation of spinal intramedullary Calcium tuberculosis (SIMT) is similar to intramedullary spinal cord tumor.Here, we report the case of a 49-year-ol

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Valve-sparing aortic root replacement and aortic valve repair in a patient with acromegaly and aortic root dilatation

Aortic regurgitation Calcium and dilatation of the aortic root and ascending aorta are severe complications of acromegaly.The current trend for management of an aortic root aneurysm is valve-sparing root replacement as well as restoring the diameter of the aortic sinotubular junction (STJ) and annulus.Our case report supports the recommendation tha

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Cannabinoid and nicotine exposure during adolescence induces sex-specific effects on anxiety- and reward-related behaviors during adulthood.

Nicotine and cannabis use during adolescence has the potential to induce long lasting changes on affective and cognitive function.Here, we examined whether adolescent exposure to nicotine, the cannabinoid agonist WIN55-212,2 (WIN), or co-exposure to both would alter operant learning, locomotion, and anxiety- and reward-related behaviors in male and

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