Elevated levels of opioid growth factor in the plasma of patients with pancreatic cancer.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Many patients with recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis who are candidates for total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation (TPIAT) undergo endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). However, little is known on the impact of ERCP on TPIAT outcomes. We aimed to explore the effect of...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： LaBarre NT,Morgan KA,Adams DB,Waljee AK,Coté GA,Elmunzer BJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal and neonatal pancreatic islets have lower insulin secretory responses compared with adult islets. In culture conditions and after treatment with mammosomatotropic hormones, neonatal islets undergo maturation of the secretory machinery that might involve regulation of cell-cell contacts within the islet. This stu...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Collares-Buzato CB,Leite AR,Boschero AC

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Emphysematous pancreatitis is characterized by the presence of intraparenchymal pancreatic air in the setting of necrotizing pancreatitis. Mortality and morbidity rates approach approximately 40% and 100%, respectively. Traditionally, emphysematous pancreatitis was an indication for surgical intervention. The...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Kvinlaug K,Kriegler S,Moser M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) arise in most organs of the body and share many common pathologic features. However, a variety of different organ-specific systems have been developed for nomenclature, grading, and staging of NETs, causing much confusion. This review examines issues in the pathologic assessment of NETs th...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Klimstra DS,Modlin IR,Coppola D,Lloyd RV,Suster S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nuclear DNA content was assessed by image cytometry on cytologic specimens obtained with fine-needle aspiration biopsy in 96 patients with pancreatic duct carcinoma. Twenty-two of these patients had pancreaticoduodenal resection. According to DNA analysis there were 27 (28%) diploid, 17 (18%) tetraploid, and 52 (5...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Linder S,Falkmer U,Hagmar T,Blåsjö M,Sundelin P,von Rosen A

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer (PDAC) has seen sweeping changes during the past 5 decades. Up to the middle of the 20th century resection rates were below 5%, but the numbers of curative resections for PDAC are now continuously increasing due to improved neoadjuvant treatment concepts as well as progress ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Hackert T,Klaiber U,Pausch T,Mihaljevic AL,Büchler MW

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients with acute pancreatitis admitted to our department between January 1993 and December 1994 were studied prospectively and classified into two groups (severe group, five patients; mild group, seven patients), according to the criteria for grading severity of acute pancreatitis proposed by the Research Co...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Inagaki T,Hoshino M,Hayakawa T,Ohara H,Yamada T,Yamada H,Iida M,Nakazawa T,Ogasawara T,Uchida A,Hasegawa C,Miyaji M,Takeuchi T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus secondary to chronic pancreatitis is characterized by a progressive destruction of the pancreas, including loss of the islet cells, leading to a form of diabetes that can mimic both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Glucagon-like peptide 1(7-36)amide (GLP-1), an intestinally derived insulinotropic hormone,...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Hedetoft C,Sheikh SP,Larsen S,Holst JJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Based mainly on animal models, 2 lesions have been suggested as possible precursors of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC): pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) and tubular complexes (TCs). The aim of the study was to find support for either of the 2 models through the analysis of a large panel o...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Esposito I,Seiler C,Bergmann F,Kleeff J,Friess H,Schirmacher P

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids are effective in the treatment of certain leukemias and lymphomas, but their effects on the growth of several solid tumors have not been determined. We report here that cortivazol (CVZ), a potent synthetic glucocorticoid, inhibits the growth of a hamster pancreatic adenocarcinoma, H2T, in vivo. CVZ reg...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Evers BM,Thompson EB,Townsend CM Jr,Lawrence JL,Johnson B,Srinivasan G,Thompson JC

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review article has 4 major objectives to follow pancreatic physiology development more than close to 70 years of intensive and productive basic research. At first, the review will focus on secretion of the pancreatic enzymes with (1) the controls involved, (2) the interrelations existing between secretion and syn...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Morisset J

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Green tea polyphenols (GTPs) are naturally occurring antioxidants acting through pathways that include reactive oxygen species and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB). This study investigates the effect of GTPs in a cerulein-induced murine model of acute pancreatitis (AP). METHODS:Male CD mice (median weight,...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Babu BI,Malleo G,Genovese T,Mazzon E,Di Paola R,Crisafulli C,Caminiti R,Siriwardena AK,Cuzzocrea S

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Second International Islet Transplantation Symposium was held at UCLA in January, 1993. The symposium, sponsored by the Jerry's Foundation for Diabetes Research was focused on the issues in clinical islet transplantation. The leaders from each of the clinically active programs around the world were invited to disc...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Brunicardi FC,Mullen Y

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last 3 decades, there have been substantial improvements in diagnostic imaging and sampling techniques to evaluate pancreatic diseases. The modern technology has helped us to recognize premalignant conditions of pancreas including mucinous cystic neoplasms and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs)....

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Thosani N,Dasari CS,Bhutani MS,Raimondo M,Guha S

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Extracellular matrix (ECM) components participate in the process of tissue repair and development of fibrosis in the pancreas. We studied the production kinetics of ECM components and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 and identified their production sites in the pancreas following pancreatiti...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Tashiro M,Nakamura H,Taguchi M,Yamaguchi T,Yoshikawa H,Fukumitsu K,Kihara Y,Otsuki M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Laparoscopic techniques have been slow to establish a role in pancreatic surgery. Worldwide, laparoscopic left pancreatectomy (LLP) is gaining in popularity; however, there remains little published data from the United Kingdom.We aimed to evaluate the results of LLP performed in a single UK pancreatic unit. ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Mowbray NG,Al-Sarira A,Al-Sarireh B

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to establish and characterize a novel pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cell line from a patient in whom the origin of the invasive carcinoma could be traced back to the intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) precursor lesion. METHODS:The primary patient-derived tumor was propagated in im...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Heller A,Angelova AL,Bauer S,Grekova SP,Aprahamian M,Rommelaere J,Volkmar M,Janssen JW,Bauer N,Herr I,Giese T,Gaida MM,Bergmann F,Hackert T,Fritz S,Giese NA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the development and progression of acute pancreatitis, we investigated the effect of different NO synthase inhibitors and NO donors on experimental pancreatitis in rats. Closed duodenal loop (CDL)-induced pancreatitis was produced in male Wistar rats, and the animals were tr...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Nishino T,Watanabe S,Oyama H,Fukuya Y,Hayashi N,Kobayashi M

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dogs with chronic pancreatic fistulae were given 0.5 ml of nonimmune rabbit serum or antibody S5, an antibody raised against the C-terminal pancreatic polypeptide (PP) hexapeptide. A 3-h infusion of secretin (125 ng/kg/h) and CCK8 (50 ng/kg/h) was started 30 min after injecting serum. Exogenous BPP (400 pmol/kg/h) was...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Fink AS,Gilbert S,Green H,Taylor IL

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Clinical and morphological criteria are not precise enough to diagnose early chronic pancreatitis (CP). We investigated if short endoscopic pancreas function testing as a part of routine upper endoscopy could improve clinical diagnostics. METHODS:Patients with suspected CP underwent modified secretin-stimul...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Erchinger F,Engjom T,Tjora E,Hoem D,Hausken T,Gilja OH,Dimcevski G

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure the usefulness of Ki-67 proliferative index (Ki-67 index) as a prognostic variable for grading pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. METHODS:A multi-institutional prospective database comprising 350 patients. Grading based on mitotic activity (<2 mitoses/10 high-power fields, 2-20 and >20) and Ki-67 ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Philips P,Kooby DA,Maithel S,Merchant NB,Weber SM,Winslow ER,Ahmad S,Kim HJ,Scoggins CR,McMasters KM,Martin RCG 2nd

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pancreatic duct disruption (PDD) after acute pancreatitis can cause pancreatic collections in the early phase and biliary stenosis (BS) or gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) in the late phase. We aimed to document those late complications after moderate or severe acute pancreatitis. METHODS:Between September ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Sugimoto M,Sonntag DP,Flint GS,Boyce CJ,Kirkham JC,Harris TJ,Carr SM,Nelson BD,Bell DA,Barton JG,Traverso LW

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Single-institution studies have shown improved outcomes among patients with a pathologic complete response (pCR) following neoadjuvant therapy. We sought to evaluate the impact of pCR and near-complete response (nCR) on overall survival (OS) using a large national database. METHODS:The National Cancer Datab...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Sell NM,Lee GC,Fernández-Del Castillo C,Ferrone CR,Warshaw AL,Hong TS,Blaszkowsky LS,Lillemoe KD,Qadan M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the trends and death rates of pancreatic cancer and pancreatitis in Japan over the past four decades. It is a disturbing fact that the death rate due to pancreatic cancer is rising, parallel to that of lung cancer and colon cancer and that it is affecting primarily the elderly 65 years and older in both se...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Oomi K,Amano M

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Nitric oxide (NO) is a potent nonadrenergic, noncholinergic mediator of gastrointestinal smooth muscle. We aimed to investigate the effects of new NO/cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway-affecting agents at the sheep sphincter of Oddi (SO) in vitro. METHODS:Sheep SO rings were mounted in organ bath...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Sarac B,Durmus N,Bagcivan I,Altun A,Turan M,Sencan M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated carcinoid syndrome (CS) symptoms and the real-world effectiveness of telotristat ethyl (TE) among patients with ≤3 bowel movements (BM) per day. METHODS:Patients with CS initiating TE between March and November 2017 could participate in a nurse support program collecting demographic and CS symp...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Benson AB 3rd,Strosberg J,Joish VN,Dharba S,Sapre D,Lapuerta P

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although fat accumulation in acinar cells is the earliest histopathological change in the pancreas of patients and experimental animals, there are few long-term studies regarding lipid composition of the pancreas in alcoholism. In the present study, female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups each fed Wa...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Simsek H,Singh M

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to determine whether the efficacy of pancrelipase/pancreatin (CREON®) may be affected by the concomitant use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)/histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs). METHODS:An analysis of integrated data from all clinical trials of pancrelipase/pancreatin supported by Abb...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Sander-Struckmeier S,Beckmann K,Janssen-van Solingen G,Pollack P

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was reported that free fatty acids degraded from triglycerides by lipase may play a major role in acute necrotizing or hyperlipidemia-induced pancreatitis. We hypothesized that this injury may be related to the peroxidation of cell membrane phospholipids and tested this hypothesis using isolated pancreatic acini. P...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Morita Y,Yoshikawa T,Takeda S,Matsuyama K,Takahashi S,Yoshida N,Clemens MG,Kondo M

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) responds well to steroid therapy but frequently relapses after discontinuing the steroid. It is difficult to know which cases are most likely to relapse. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between the rate of decrease in serum IgG4 level after initial steroid ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Shimizu K,Tahara J,Takayama Y,Akao J,Ajihara T,Nagao K,Shiratori K,Tokushige K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00