Clinical monitoring of innate cellular immunity of monocytes/macrophages by tumor necrosis factor alpha productivity in whole blood stimulated by lipopolysaccharide in patients with pancreatic cancer.

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：OBJECTIVES:Amylase level in drains (ALD) has been proposed as a predictor for the development of a clinically significant pancreatic fistula (CS-PF) in patients undergoing a major pancreatic surgery. This study aimed to determine if the ALD in patients who developed a CS-PF after pancreatoduodenectomy is higher than th...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Ceroni M,Galindo J,Guerra JF,Salinas J,Martínez J,Jarufe N

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is reluctance to use donation after cardiac death (DCD) organs for fear of worse outcomes due to increased warm ischemia time. Extensive evidence to confirm the quality of DCD pancreas transplants is not manifest. METHODS:A united network for organ sharing database review of pancreas transplants perfor...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Siskind E,Akerman M,Maloney C,Huntoon K,Alex A,Siskind T,Bhaskeran M,Ali N,Basu A,Molmenti E,Ortiz J

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leucine is known to enhance insulin secretion from islets of Langerhans, and insulin promotes leucine uptake in peripheral tissues. The present studies were designed to elucidate the effects of leucine on glucose responsiveness and stimulus secretion coupling in mouse islets of Langerhans. The effects of 20 mM leucine...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Brouwer AE,Carroll PB,Atwater IJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Between April 1992 and December 2000, 167 patients with pancreatic carcinoma were evaluated and treated in our department. One hundred eight patients (64.7%) with pancreatic carcinoma underwent pancreatectomy. Of these patients, 94 had histologically proven ductal adenocarcinoma. The overall postoperative ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Takai S,Satoi S,Toyokawa H,Yanagimoto H,Sugimoto N,Tsuji K,Araki H,Matsui Y,Imamura A,Kwon AH,Kamiyama Y

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The postoperative morbidity after pancreatectomy remains high. The role of somatostatin and its analogs in reducing complications after pancreatic resection is controversial. The aim of the study was to evaluate the ability of somatostatin to influence pancreatic cell's function with consequence the decrease...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Katsourakis A,Zezos P,Noussios G,Kouklakis G,Chatzitheoklitos E,Simopoulos K,Pitiakoudis M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With a nitrosamine induced hamster pancreatic cancer cell line (HaP-T1), survival time and metastatic rates were compared between orthotopic cell implantation (OCI; n = 5) and orthotopic tissue implantation (OTI; n = 5) models. All the tumors were palpable (100% tumor take) after 1 week in both groups. Hamsters in the...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Morioka CY,Saito S,Ohzawa K,Watanabe A

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the influence of extracellular matrix (ECM) on isolated fetal porcine islet-like cell clusters (ICC), ICC were cultured either embedded in Matrigel (MG) or growth factor-reduced Matrigel (MG-GF), or in the absence of matrix for 20 days. The insulin accumulation in the culture medium was determined every fifth...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Oberg-Welsh C

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pretreatment of rat pancreatic acini with 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) for 5 or 10 min reduced cytosolic free calcium and amylase secretion stimulated by submaximal concentration (10(-6) M) of carbachol in a dose-dependent manner. 10(-7) M TPA inhibited initial amylase secretion and had no effect on sus...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Arita Y,Kimura T,Ogami Y,Nawata H

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In patients with chronic pancreatitis (cP) with an inflammatory mass in the pancreatic head, the degree of fibrosis in the pancreatic head compared with the tail should be determined and differences in the expression pattern of collagen types I, III, and IV; laminin; vitronectin; and fibronectin should be ev...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Muehling B,Kolb A,Ramadani M,Schmidt E,Gansauge F,Beger HG

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Opioid therapy for pain in chronic pancreatitis (CP) is associated with tolerance and possibly opioid-induced hyperalgesia. We thus examined opioid use and pain rating in CP patients. METHODS:Medical records of patients with established CP treated at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Digestive Di...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Nusrat S,Yadav D,Bielefeldt K

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pancreatic cancer (PC), a common cause of cancer death, is rarely diagnosed at an early stage. Early detection of PC may improve outcomes in affected patients. This study evaluated the utility of screening of high-risk individuals (HRIs) using an endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-only approach to detect early mali...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Gangi A,Malafa M,Klapman J

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:We have studied the degree of pancreatic secretory alterations assessed by secretin-cerulein test (S-C) in relation to various morphological changes detected by real-time ultrasonography (US) in 42 patients affected by chronic pancreatitis. Exocrine insufficiency was found in 41 patients (97.6%), while morphological a...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Bolondi L,Priori P,Gullo L,Santi V,Li Bassi S,Barbara L,Labó G

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the association of hemodynamic factors with 90-day mortality in critically ill patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). METHODS:One hundred fifty-nine consecutive patients with SAP admitted to the intensive care units between January 2005 and December 2008 were incl...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Wilkman E,Kaukonen KM,Pettilä V,Kuitunen A,Varpula M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine the involvement of endogenous cholecystokinin (CCK) in the regeneration of pancreatic tissue after cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis treated by the CCK receptor antagonist L364,718. Acute pancreatitis was induced in rats by s.c. injections of cerulein in gelatin (12 micrograms/...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Jurkowska G,Grondin G,Morisset J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Green tea polyphenols have been shown to inhibit tumor growth in animal and in vitro studies. We examined the relationship between green tea consumption and the risk of death from pancreatic cancer in a large Japanese cohort. METHODS:At baseline (1988-1990), study participants reported the frequency and amou...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Lin Y,Kikuchi S,Tamakoshi A,Yagyu K,Obata Y,Kurosawa M,Inaba Y,Kawamura T,Motohashi Y,Ishibashi T,JACC Study Group.

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The transcription factor Stat1 is a member of the family of signal transducers and transcription activators and responds to interferon-γ stimulation. p21 is a p53-responsive gene for cell cycle regulation and mediates Stat1 antitumor activity. The aim of this study was to analyze their expression for predicti...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Sun Y,Yang S,Sun N,Chen J

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-activating factor (PAF) may play a critical and primary role in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis and pancreatitis-associated distant organ injury. The present study evaluated the effect of a PAF antagonist, lexipafant (an (S)-4-methyl-2[methyl-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-1-ylmethyl)-benzene sulphonyl]-amino]p...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Andersson R,Wang X,Sun Z,Deng X,Soltesz V,Ihse I

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, antibodies directed against clathrin light (33 kDa-36 kDa) and heavy (180 kDa) chains were used to confirm, by immunocytochemistry, that coated vesicles increase in number in the exocrine cells of pancreatic lobules incubated under anoxic (N2) conditions. The same antibodies were used to check wh...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Merisko EM,Farquhar MG,Palade GE

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The median age of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is approximately 70 years, and PDAC rarely affects individuals younger than 40 years. Here, we investigated clinicopathologic features and genetic background of PDAC occurring in young patients (age ≤ 40 years) to determine whether any d...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Ohmoto A,Yachida S,Kubo E,Takai E,Suzuki M,Shimada K,Okusaka T,Morizane C

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic insufficiency was induced in rats by a single injection of 50 microliter oleic acid into the pancreatic duct over a period of 3 min. Exocrine tissue was destroyed within 3-6 days, and after 6 weeks the remaining pancreas equaled 2.7% of the original organ. The rats showed retardation of body weight in spite...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Mundlos S,Adler G,Schaar M,Koop I,Arnold R

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between acute pancreatitis and severe hypertriglyceridemia has long been recognized. We report two cases of severe primary hypertriglyceridemia (types 1 and V) with recurrent acute pancreatitis. In both patients, observance of appropriate diet and drug therapy was insufficient. Recurrent episodes of pa...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Piolot A,Nadler F,Cavallero E,Coquard JL,Jacotot B

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Epithelial-mesenchymal transition may interfere with the differentiation of cultured pancreatic acinar cells toward endocrine cells. Therefore, it will be important to investigate into detail the reprogramming of human pancreatic acinar cells toward a mesenchymal phenotype: the association with acinoductal tr...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： De Waele E,Wauters E,Ling Z,Bouwens L

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:It is of utmost importance that autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) be differentiated from pancreatic cancer (PC) because some AIP cases undergo unnecessary laparotomy or pancreatic resection on suspicion of PC. This study aimed to develop an appropriate strategy for differentiating between AIP and PC. METHODS:Cl...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Kamisawa T,Imai M,Yui Chen P,Tu Y,Egawa N,Tsuruta K,Okamoto A,Suzuki M,Kamata N

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper aimed to assess the physiological effects of p53 on glucose homeostasis in vivo. METHODS:A recombinant adenoviral p53 (rAd-p53) vector was administered to insulin-resistant diabetic mice. Intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test was performed in all groups of mice. Changes in fasting blood glucose, ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Zhang X,Duan W,Lee WN,Zhang Y,Xiang F,Liu Q,Go VL,Xiao GG

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) in patients with chronic alcoholic liver disease and to analyze the possible associated factors. METHODS:This is an analytical observational study of cases and controls for a samp...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Aoufi Rabih S,García Agudo R,Legaz Huidobro ML,Ynfante Ferrús M,González Carro P,Pérez Roldán F,Ruiz Carrillo F,Tenías Burillo JM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Existing reference ranges for stool fat and energy absorption were developed using subjects in controlled environments on precise diets. This study measured energy and fat absorption in healthy, community-dwelling adults eating a moderate-to-high fat American diet via stool- and serum-based methods. METHODS...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Bashaw H,Brownell JN,Schall JI,Stallings VA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a ¹³C-labeled substrate breath test by defining the optimal ¹³C-labeled substrate, substrate dose, test meal, and duration of the test and evaluating its accuracy for the diagnosis of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) in chronic pancreatitis (CP). METHODS:Five consecutive prospective compara...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Domínguez-Muñoz JE,Nieto L,Vilariño M,Lourido MV,Iglesias-García J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00