Human leukocyte antigens as genetic markers in Greek patients with sporadic pancreatic cancer.

abstract：:In this study, we performed a detailed analysis of the immunoreactive (IR) patterns and tissue distribution of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), neuropeptide Y (NPY), and gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) in the feline pancreas by means of immunohistochemical and radioimmunological techniques. Immunoreactivity fo...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： De Giorgio R,Sternini C,Brecha NC,Widdison AL,Karanjia ND,Reber HA,Go VL

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:Periodic oscillation of insulin and glucagon by isolated mice islets has been studied. Pulsatile secretion of insulin and glucagon was observed at all glucose concentrations tested. The frequency of oscillation per 20 min for glucagon was 5.0 +/- 0.26 and for insulin 4.0 +/- 0.26 (n = 6), approximating to periodicitie...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Opara EC,Atwater I,Go VL

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) is the rate-limiting enzyme in polyamine biosynthesis. We examined circadian variations in pancreatic ODC activity and time-course effects of caerulein in fed and fasted rats. Significant circadian variations in amount of ODC activity were observed. The highest values were obtained during...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Langlois A,Morisset J

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal and/or back pain is one of the most common symptoms in patients with pancreatic cancer. However, the cause of the pain and the clinicopathologic features of patients with pain have not been fully elucidated. We retrospectively determined the factors related to preoperative abdominal and/or back pain in 95 pa...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Okusaka T,Okada S,Ueno H,Ikeda M,Shimada K,Yamamoto J,Kosuge T,Yamasaki S,Fukushima N,Sakamoto M

更新日期：2001-04-01 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:The present study screened the SMAD4 gene in an Indian population of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) for the presence of homozygous deletions and mutations. The effect of these genetic alterations on Smad4 protein expression and patient survival was also evaluated. METHODS:This study w...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Singh P,Srinivasan R,Wig JD

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of the neuropeptide galanin, present in intrapancreatic nerve endings, on the endocrine pancreas is well known. The most potent effect of galanin is inhibition of insulin release. Little is known of its effect on the exocrine pancreas. Whether galanin plays a role in the regulation of exocrine pancreatic...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Rünzi M,Müller MK,Schmid P,von Schönfeld J,Goebell H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In dispersed acini from rat pancreas, verapamil (a phenylalkylamine calcium channel blocker) potentiated amylase secretion stimulated by vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), secretin, peptide histidine isoleucine, helodermin, forskolin, and 8-bromocyclic AMP. The action of verapamil on VIP-stimulated amylase secretion...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Slimak GG,Stark HA,Egan JJ,Jensen RT,Gardner JD

更新日期：1993-03-01 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：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 aim of this study was to determine the relationship between pancreatic necrosis and organ failure in acute pancreatitis. Two hundred seventeen patients with acute pancreatitis were prospectively included. All of them had been examined by computed tomography (CT) within 72 hours of admission. Initial organ failure ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Lankisch PG,Pflichthofer D,Lehnick D

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To correlate magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the pancreas with the pancreatic exocrine function determined by fecal elastase 1 concentration. METHODS:Magnetic resonance imaging and MRCP findings of 81 consecutive patients with clinically su...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Bilgin M,Bilgin S,Balci NC,Momtahen AJ,Bilgin Y,Klör HU,Rau WS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In recent years a type of chronic pancreatitis has been described that is clearly distinct from alcoholic chronic pancreatitis. It is characterized by its special pathology, immunologic features, clinical presentation, and steroid responsiveness. Because of its histologic hallmarks, i.e., ductal and peridu...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Klöppel G,Lüttges J,Löhr M,Zamboni G,Longnecker D

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum expression of the cancer-associated antigens CA 19-9 and CA 50 and their relation to Lewis blood cell status were studied in 26 patients with pancreatic duct carcinoma and 26 patients with pancreatitis. The discriminating capacity between benign and malignant disease was high for both tumor markers. The correspo...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： von Rosen A,Linder S,Harmenberg U,Pegert S

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of the present study was to compare the development of murine embryonic pancreas in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:Murine embryonic pancreas at 12.5 days of gestation was dissected and cultured at the air-medium interface. At 1, 3, and 7 days of culture, the characteristics of cultured murine pancre...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Ma F,Haumaitre C,Chen F,Han Z

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcium on pancreatic exocrine secretion were observed using sham-operated and parathyroidectomized dogs. First, exocrine secretion of the pancreas stimulated with secretin and cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) was examined in vivo 3 weeks after parathyroidectomy. Secondly, ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Kuroda T,Shiohara E,Haba Y,Kaneko G,Hanazaki K,Kajikawa S,Iida F

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Adhesion molecules are involved in the inflammatory response during acute pancreatitis (AP). We investigated the effect of dexamethasone (Dx) on intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) expression during AP and its consequences on leukocyte recruitment and pancreatic damage. METHODS:Acute pancreatitis was...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Ramudo L,Yubero S,Manso MA,Sanchez-Recio J,Weruaga E,De Dios I

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chronic pancreatitis is the consequence of multiple episodes of recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP). We hypothesized that apigenin can minimize the sequelae of RAP by limiting acinar cells' proinflammatory signaling pathways. METHODS:AR42J acinar cells were treated in vitro with transforming growth factor β (...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Mrazek AA,Bhatia V,Falzon M,Spratt H,Chao C,Hellmich MR

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Main duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas include neoplasms with varying likelihood of progression to malignancy. The aim of this study was to investigate a natural course of main duct IPMNs with a lower likelihood of malignancy. METHODS:Twenty main duct IPMNs with a lower l...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Uehara H,Ishikawa O,Ikezawa K,Kawada N,Inoue T,Takakura R,Takano Y,Tanaka S,Takenaka A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated how well phase II trials in locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer (LAMPC) meet current recommendations for trial design. METHODS:We conducted a systematic review of phase II first-line treatment trial for LAMPC. We assessed baseline characteristics, type of comparison, and primary e...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Tang M,Chen J,Goldstein D,Links M,Lord S,Marschner I,Simes RJ,Lee CK

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous metastasis of an occult malignancy to the umbilicus has come to be known as a Sister Mary Joseph's nodule (SMJN). More than 400 cases of this well-described clinical presentation of advanced gastrointestinal and gynecologic cancers have been reported. Pancreatic cancer presenting as a SMJN is a rare phenomen...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Yendluri V,Centeno B,Springett GM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Homocysteine has been implicated in vascular dysfunction and thrombosis, as well as inflammatory conditions. This study was aimed to find out whether chronic pancreatitis (CP) is associated with hyperhomocysteinemia and derangements of transmethylation and transsulfuration pathways. METHODS:We estimated hom...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Girish BN,Vaidyanathan K,Rao NA,Rajesh G,Reshmi S,Balakrishnan V

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Interleukin-36 (IL-36) is a recently described proinflammatory cytokine, characterized by the induction of inflammatory mediators. In the present study, we investigated the biological activity and the signal transduction of IL-36α in human pancreatic myofibroblasts. METHODS:The mRNA and protein expression o...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Nishida A,Inatomi O,Fujimoto T,Imaeda H,Tani M,Andoh A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilizing scanning electron microscopy and isolated, vascularly perfused rat pancreas, we studied the angioarchitecture and the effect of the insulinotropic hormone, gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), on cholecystokinin (CCK)-stimulated exocrine secretion. We tried to correlate the microcirculation with the physiol...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Mueller MK,Scheck T,Dreesmann V,Miodonski A,Goebell H

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This case-control study was performed to evaluate the association between a specific caspase-9 polymorphism as well as the genetic polymorphism -31G/C located in the cycle-dependent elements/cell cycle homology regions repressor element of the human survivin promoter and the risk of pancreatic cancer. METHO...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Theodoropoulos GE,Michalopoulos NV,Panoussopoulos SG,Taka S,Gazouli M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to observe the role of nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors (NLR) in intestinal injury of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) in rats. METHODS:Severe acute pancreatitis was induced by retrograde infusion of sodium taurocholate into the biliopancreatic duct....

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Xu S,Wei S,Guo Y,Cui D,Yao J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudocysts and post-necrotic collections of the pancreas are sometimes treated by percutaneous drainage. In cases of post-necrotic collection, intractable pancreatic juice fistula is often formed by disruption of the main pancreatic duct in the necrotized region. We radically treated intractable pancreatic juice fist...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Hirota M,Kamekawa K,Tashima T,Mizumoto M,Ohara C,Beppu T,Shimada S,Yamaguchi Y,Ogawa M

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine if there had been any change in the number of solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN) cases detected and their evaluation or management over time. METHODS:A systematic review of SPN was performed of all articles published in English in PubMed and Scopus. RESULTS:A total of...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Law JK,Ahmed A,Singh VK,Akshintala VS,Olson MT,Raman SP,Ali SZ,Fishman EK,Kamel I,Canto MI,Dal Molin M,Moran RA,Khashab MA,Ahuja N,Goggins M,Hruban RH,Wolfgang CL,Lennon AM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Image-guided radiation therapy allows precise tumor targeting using real-time tracking of radiopaque fiducial markers. To enable appropriate tracking, it is recommended to place fiducials with "ideal fiducial geometry" (IFG). Our objectives were to determine the proportion of patients in whom IFG can be achie...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Majumder S,Berzin TM,Mahadevan A,Pawa R,Ellsmere J,Sepe PS,Larosa SA,Pleskow DK,Chuttani R,Sawhney MS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00