Hormonal and reproductive factors and pancreatic cancer risk: a prospective cohort study.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Obstruction of the pancreatic duct is a common feature of chronic pancreatitis and often requires interventional therapy. The current prospective study investigated clinical success in 19 patients after initial endoscopic retrograde pancreaticography and relapse rates during a 2-year follow-up period. METHO...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Weber A,Schneider J,Neu B,Meining A,Born P,Schmid RM,Prinz C

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our study aim was to determine encapsulated islet graft viability in an omentum pouch and the effect of fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF-1) released from our redesigned alginate microcapsules on the function of the graft. METHODS:Isolated rat islets were encapsulated in an inner core made with 1.5% low-viscos...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Pareta R,McQuilling JP,Sittadjody S,Jenkins R,Bowden S,Orlando G,Farney AC,Brey EM,Opara EC

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-six patients (21 male, 15 female) with ductal pancreatic cancer were treated with the long-acting synthetic luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LH-RH) analogue buserelin. All patients had advanced tumor stages (stage II: 7 patients; stage III: 11 patients; stage IV: 18 patients). A monthly follow-up includin...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Friess H,Büchler M,Krüger M,Beger HG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 3 International Conference for Cancer Metabolism and Therapy was successfully held at the South Hospital Conference Center of Shanghai First People's Hospital, nearly 200 international experts from the field of cancer metabolism and therapy and about two thousand local scientists attended the conference. The confe...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Xiao GG,Zhang Z,Lu B,Wang H,Fan TW,Boros LG,Gao P,Pan Y,Go VLW

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical, histopathologic, immunohistochemical, and genetic analyses of 2 osteoclastic giant cell tumors of the pancreas are presented. The neoplasms were composed of osteoclastic giant cells and pleomorphic cells (PCs). The tissue-specific markers gave evidence of mesenchymal nature of the osteoclastic giant cells, a...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Lukás Z,Dvorák K,Kroupová I,Valásková I,Habanec B

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Attaining high-quality RNA from the tissues or organs of deceased donors used for research can be challenging due to physiological and logistical considerations. In this investigation, METHODS: RNA Integrity Number (RIN) was determined in pancreatic samples from 236 organ donors and used to define high (≥6.5...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Philips T,Kusmartseva I,Gerling IC,Campbell-Thompson M,Wasserfall C,Pugliese A,Longmate JA,Schatz DA,Atkinson MA,Kaddis JS

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis (CP) and pancreatic cancer (PC). The study aim was to assess the oxidative stress markers and antioxidant defense system in patients with CP and those with PC. METHODS:Activities of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), catalase (CAT)...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Kodydkova J,Vavrova L,Stankova B,Macasek J,Krechler T,Zak A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect on endogenous beta-endorphins of a new synthetic protease inhibitor was studied in acute pancreatitis. Pancreatitis was induced by the injection of autologous bile mixed with trypsin into the main pancreatic duct after ligation of the accessory duct. Plasma beta-endorphin concentrations and cardiovascular f...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Satake K,Hiura A,Ha SS,Nishiwaki H,Umeyama K

更新日期：1991-07-01 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:Inoperable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is known to have an extremely poor prognosis. Although rare, there are some patients who have unexpected long-term survival, but the reason is not yet clear. METHODS:A total of 482 inoperable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma of 1602 patients diagnosed at Severance...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Jo JH,Chung MJ,Park JY,Bang S,Park SW,Chung JB,Song SY

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opioid growth factor (OGF, [Met5]-enkephalin) is an endogenous peptide that regulates the growth of human pancreatic cancer. To evaluate whether human subjects with pancreatic cancer have alterations in plasma levels of OGF, fasting blood samples were obtained from 15 patients with histologically confirmed pancreatic ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Smith JP,Conter RL,Demers TM,McLaughlin PJ,Zagon IS

更新日期：2000-08-01 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: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:Activation of "nicotinic anti-inflammatory pathway" could reduce severity of inflammation and injury induced by acute pancreatitis. However, the role of regulatory T (Treg) cells in this pathway is unclear. METHODS:Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) was induced in mice through retrograde injection of 50-μL 2% ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Zheng YS,Wu ZS,Zhang LY,Ke L,Li WQ,Li N,Li JS

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the prevalence of mitochondrial gene mutations in subjects with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in a Chinese population living in Taiwan. Eighty-four subjects with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and 105 unrelated normal controls were recruited in the present study. Both an A-to-G mutation at...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Chuang LM,Wu HP,Tsai WY,Lai CS,Tai TY,Lin BJ

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of a specific cholecystokinin (CCK) receptor antagonist (L364,718) and a gastrin receptor antagonist (L365,260) on gastrin-releasing peptide-10 (GRP-10)-stimulated pancreatic secretion were investigated in the anesthetized rat. GRP-10 stimulated pancreatic exocrine secretion in a dose-dependent manner. A d...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Terashima H,Debas HT,Bunnett NW

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of medications to treat pancreatic diseases, even when proven effective by experimental studies, are difficult to prove by controlled clinical trials. In the treatment of acute pancreatitis, prophylactic antibiotics, somatostatin, protease inhibitors, and cholecystokinin (CCK)-receptor antagonists are adv...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Kitagawa M,Naruse S,Ishiguro H,Hayakawa T

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reports of a so-called "mucin-producing tumor of the pancreas" are increasing worldwide. Although the clinicopathologic features and therapeutic strategies of this tumor have been enthusiastically investigated, there are still many unanswered questions regarding this ailment. In this study, problems in the diagnosis a...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Kimura W,Kuroda A,Makuuchi 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:Protein kinase C (PKC) is involved in cell growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. We investigated the effects of the PKC activator, the tetradecanylphorbol acetate (TPA), in human pancreatic cancer cells. METHODS:Cell proliferation was measured by thymidine incorporation. Expression of cell cycle proteins ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Salabat MR,Ding XZ,Flesche JB,Ujiki MB,Robin TP,Talamonti MS,Bell RH Jr,Adrian TE

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examining the actions of L-364,718 on rat pancreatic acini, we found that L-364,718 causes persistent inhibition of cholecystokinin (CCK)-8-stimulated enzyme secretion in acini that were first incubated with L-364,718, washed repeatedly, and then reincubated with CCK-8. This inhibition is maximal after as little as 5 ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Bhat ST,Talkad VD,Pollo DA,Gardner JD

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) and pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) are both precancerous lesions. Papillary mucinous neoplasms have been described in patients with IPMN, but their relationship is still poorly understood. The aims of this study were to look for PanIN lesions in ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Maire F,Couvelard A,Palazzo L,Aubert A,Vullierme MP,Rebours V,Hammel P,Sauvanet A,Levy P,Ruszniewski P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We diverted bile and pancreatic juice from jejunal blind loops of different lengths in conscious rats to see if the pancreatic secretory response was dependent on the length of the jejunal blind loop. Short-term bile and pancreatic juice diversion from a short jejunal blind loop, representing only 8-10% of the total l...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Spannagel AW,Green GM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Association between acute pancreatitis and acute viral hepatitis (AVH) is more frequent than previously thought. Most cases are hepatitis A or B virus related. Only 6 cases of acute pancreatitis with acute hepatitis E virus (HEV)-related hepatitis has been reported so far. METHODS:We analyzed the hospital r...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Bhagat S,Wadhawan M,Sud R,Arora A

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Systemic complications in alcoholic pancreatitis are supposed to be aggravated by inflammatory liver damage. Resident macrophages including hepatic Kupffer cells play a pivotal role in mediating systemic complications in severe necrotizing pancreatitis (SNP). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Schneider L,Hackert T,Longerich T,Hartwig W,Fritz S,Krych R,Fortunato F,Gebhard MM,Werner J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Endovascular techniques can now access the arterial blood supply of the pancreas in humans to enable therapeutics to reach the gland in high concentrations while concurrently avoiding issues related to non-targeted delivery. However, there is no way to replicate this in small animals. In a rat model, we ther...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Choi J,Wang J,Ren G,Thakor AS

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), often coexpressed in cancer, are associated with poor prognosis. However, results from pancreatic cancer trials of their inhibitors were disappointing. This study delineated the role of COX-2 and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in a...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Toomey DP,Manahan E,McKeown C,Rogers A,McMillan H,Geary M,Conlon KC,Murphy JF

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide histologic correlation of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) findings believed to represent chronic pancreatitis (CP). METHODS:Eighteen postmortem pancreatic specimens in patients dying of all causes were examined in vitro by EUS for features of CP: (1) echogenic foci, (2) hypoechoic foci, (3) echogenic...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Bhutani MS,Arantes VN,Verma D,Moezzi J,Suryaprasad S,Kapadia AS,Gopalswamy N

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Beacon gene expression is elevated in the hypothalamus of the Israeli sand rat (Psammomys obesus), an animal that is used as a polygenic animal model of obesity and NIDDM. We performed studies aimed at investigating the expression of beacon mRNA and protein in pancreatic islets of the rat and the possible bea...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Nowak KW,Ruciński M,Kaczmarek P,Szkudelski T,Malendowicz LK

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-Hodgkin pancreatic lymphoma is a rare disease. Its diagnosis is difficult without histological examination. Ultrasonographic, computed tomodensitometric, and endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatographic findings are not pathognomonic. The better prognosis of these tumors, compared to adenocarcinoma, and their ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Joly I,David A,Payan MJ,Sahel J,Sarles H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00