Figure 4.

Changes in the protein expression of glucocorticoid receptor α in exosomes from serum from patients with various heart diseases. (a) Expression of glucocorticoid receptor α in the exosomes (densitometric evaluation). (b) Membranes of the Western blots used in this experiment. Glucocorticoid receptor α protein expression was normalized to CD63. Data are the means (±SD) of n independent patients (postmenopausal healthy: n = 3, premenopausal healthy: n = 3, ACS acute: n = 4, TTS acute: n = 4, TTS subacute: n = 8, TTS chronic: n = 3). Statistical significance was evaluated using Tukey’s multiple comparisons test.