Validity of the urinary trypsinogen-2 test in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pancreatic functions were determined in a Ki-ras-induced actin-interacting protein (KRAP)-deficient (-/-) mouse mutant. METHODS:Pancreatic enzyme, protein, and DNA contents were measured, and histological examinations were conducted. The mixture of bile-pancreatic juice was collected, and amylase and bile a...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Miyasaka K,Fujimoto T,Kawanami T,Takiguchi S,Jimi A,Funakoshi A,Shirasawa S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Human primary microRNA-155/B-cell integration cluster (BIC) transcript is the precursor of microRNA-155. The overexpression of them has been widely observed in the progression of various types of tumors. Our objective was to investigate the effect of anticancer agents on the expression of BIC and possible si...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Xia QS,Ishigaki Y,Zhao X,Shimasaki T,Nakajima H,Nakagawa H,Takegami T,Chen ZH,Motoo Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：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: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：:The prognosis of patients with alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing pancreatic cancer is generally very poor. We, however, present a case of a 33-year-old man who survived AFP-producing pancreatic cancer and its metachronous liver metastasis. The patient had undergone a curative total pancreatectomy for AFP-producing pan...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Natsume T,Watanabe Y,Maruyama T,Tanaka H,Sunouchi K,Tohma T,Noju M,Muto Y,Tohnosu N,Uehara T,Shimizu S,Ochiai T,Nabeya Y

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：: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：:In an attempt to establish the relationship between the protein encoded by the recently cloned type A cholecystokinin (CCK) receptor cDNA and the two distinct plasmalemmal proteins on the rat pancreatic acinar cell that were previously described as candidates to represent this receptor, we have established a Chinese h...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Hadac EM,Ghanekar DV,Holicky EL,Pinon DI,Dougherty RW,Miller LJ

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Aggressive invasion and early metastases are characteristic features of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). More than 90% of patients have surgically nonresectable disease at presentation. Despite increasing knowledge of the genetics of this complex disease, systemic therapies, particularly gemcitabine,...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Steele CW,Oien KA,McKay CJ,Jamieson NB

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although ethanol abuse is the major etiologic factor in the development of acute and chronic pancreatitis, the mechanisms of ethanol effects to cause pancreatitis are poorly understood. The major reason for the lack of progress is the relative lack of animal models that reproduce the deleterious effects of ethanol on ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Pandol SJ,Gukovsky I,Satoh A,Lugea A,Gukovskaya AS

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：:A comparative study of antibacterial activity of pancreatic juice was conducted on six mammalian species. Pancreatic juice collections were conducted as acute (rabbit, guinea pig, rat) and chronic (pig, sheep, cattle) experiments, in the former before and after stimulation [cholecystokinin (CCK) and secretin] and in t...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Pierzynowski SG,Sharma P,Sobczyk J,Garwacki S,Barej W,Weström B

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There have been various studies of exocrine pancreatic function after acute pancreatitis, but few have examined the relationship between this function and the etiology of the pancreatitis. The aim of this work was to study pancreatic function in patients who had had acute alcoholic or acute biliary pancreati...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Migliori M,Pezzilli R,Tomassetti P,Gullo L

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the degree of interobserver agreement of MRI in the diagnostic assessment of pancreatic cysts (PCs). METHODS:Magnetic resonance imaging sets of images of 62 patients with PCs (32 with histological confirmation and 30 with clinical diagnosis) were reviewed by 4 experienced radiologists. Features sc...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： de Jong K,Nio CY,Mearadji B,Phoa SS,Engelbrecht MR,Dijkgraaf MG,Bruno MJ,Fockens P

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the computed tomography (CT) pancreatic parenchyma attenuation value and clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF). METHODS:The medical records of 115 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy and preoperative dynamic CT were...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Maehira H,Iida H,Mori H,Kitamura N,Miyake T,Shimizu T,Tani M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic pancreatic cancer (PC) is an aggressive malignancy, with most patients deriving benefit only from first-line chemotherapy. Increasingly, the recommended treatment for those with a germline mutation in a gene involved in homologous recombination repair is with a platinum drug followed by a poly (ADP-ribose) ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Martino C,Pandya D,Lee R,Levy G,Lo T,Lobo S,Frank RC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Serum pancreastatin is a sensitive and specific diagnostic biomarker in neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Elevated pancreastatin levels are associated with worse progression-free survival and overall survival in small bowel and pancreatic NETs. In this study, we investigated the clinical significance of elevated...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Khan TM,Garg M,Warner RR,Uhr JH,Divino CM

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:The recent publication of evidence-based guidelines by the American Gastroenterological Association for the management of the incidental pancreatic cyst has stimulated considerable discussion among clinicians and researchers. The guidelines examined the evidence in an accompanying technical review defining current dia...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Scheiman JM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the choice for performance of endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP) could be tailored to findings on computed tomography (CT) in patients with suspected autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). METHODS: Eighty-four AIP patients and 73 pathology-proven pancreat...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Kim JH,Kim MH,Byun JH,Lee SS,Lee SJ,Park SH,Lee SK,Park DH,Lee MG,Moon SH

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Intra-abdominal fungal infections (AFIs) complicating acute pancreatitis arise in the context of pancreatic necrosis. Our goal was to determine which risk factors contribute to AFI in patients with acute pancreatitis. METHODS:Records were reviewed from 479 nontransfer patients admitted to our medical center...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Schwender BJ,Gordon SR,Gardner TB

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Benign pancreatic hyperenzymemia is characterized by a long-term increase of serum pancreatic enzymes in otherwise healthy subjects. This study was designed to determine (a) whether all pancreatic enzymes are elevated, (b) the extent of each enzyme increase, (c) the relative frequency of the familial form, an...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Galassi E,Birtolo C,Migliori M,Bastagli L,Gabusi V,Stanghellini V,De Giorgio R

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Patients undergoing therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are at a higher risk of developing post-ERCP pancreatitis than patients undergoing diagnostic ERCP. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of somatostatin in preventing post-therapeutic ERCP pancreatitis. ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Lee KT,Lee DH,Yoo BM

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokines may regulate the process of immune cell infiltration that is often found in pancreatic cancer. In this study, we investigated the secretion of the chemokines [interleukin (IL)-8, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, and RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted)] in human pa...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Takaya H,Andoh A,Shimada M,Hata K,Fujiyama Y,Bamba T

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00