Mitochondrial transcription factor a worsens the clinical course of patients with pancreatic cancer through inhibition of apoptosis of cancer cells.

abstract：:Changes in pancreatic growth and in mRNA concentrations in rat pancreas were monitored by dot-blot hybridization with cloned cDNAs of rat amylase, chymotrypsinogen B, proinsulin I, and actin during the pre- and postnatal period in the rat. Wistar rats were killed at the 18th day of gestation and at the 1st, 10th, 20th...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Iovanna JL,Dusetti N,Cadenas B,Calvo EL

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a potent and long-acting bradykinin B2-receptor antagonist (HOE140) on acute pancreatitis induced by retrograde infusion of trypsin and taurocholate into the pancreatic duct was studied in rats. HOE140 was administered subcutaneously immediately before and 3 h after the induction of pancreatitis and the ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Kanbe T,Naruse S,Kitagawa M,Nakae Y,Hayakawa T

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We compared the clinical profiles and organ manifestations of the commonly encountered immunoglobulin G4-related diseases (IgG4-RDs) on either side of the diaphragm: head and neck (HN) versus pancreatobiliary (PB) in IgG4-RD. METHODS:From the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, database, we identified 53 HN and 88 PB I...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Mohapatra S,Sharma A,Chari ST

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared diet, type of alcoholism, and smoking in three groups of alcoholic men, with chronic pancreatitis (n = 56), with histological cirrhosis (n = 50), and without pancreatitis or cirrhosis (controls; n = 50) by a multidimensional analysis. Only patients in whom the first symptom of pancreatitis or cirrh...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Lévy P,Mathurin P,Roqueplo A,Rueff B,Bernades P

更新日期：1995-04-01 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：:Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) has been recently identified as the principal constituent of amyloid deposits in pancreatic islets of patients with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and causes insulin resistance in some target cells. In addition, glucose-induced insulin secretion is inhibited by IAPP. ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Chuang LM,Wu HP,Jou TS,Tai TY,Lin BJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcophytol A (SaA), a cembrane-type diterpene isolated from the marine soft coral Sarcophyton glaucum showed anticancer and cancer preventive effects in two different experiments. Growth of transplanted human pancreatic cancer cells (MIA paca-2, 1 x 10(7)) in nude mice (BALB/C 4W female) (Experiment 1) and pancreatic...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Yokomatsu H,Satake K,Hiura A,Tsutsumi M,Suganuma M

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We previously reported the finding that pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) have a phagocytic function. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether engulfment of gram-positive bacteria by PSCs plays any role in the pathogenesis of pancreatic fibrosis. METHODS:Rat PSCs were cultured with lipoteichoi...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Morishita K,Shimizu K,Haruta I,Kawamura S,Kobayashi M,Shiratori K

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent studies have shown that overexpression of S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 (Skp2) occurs in many cancers at an advanced stage. We examined the clinicopathologic significance and prognostic implication of Skp2 expression in pancreatic invasive ductal carcinoma. METHODS:Tissue samples from 46 pancre...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Einama T,Kagata Y,Tsuda H,Morita D,Ogata S,Ueda S,Takigawa T,Kawarabayashi N,Fukatsu K,Sugiura Y,Matsubara O,Hatsuse K

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer presenting as acute pancreatitis is relatively uncommon. Pancreatic cancer should be included in the differential diagnosis of "idiopathic" acute pancreatitis, particularly in the elderly. The following case report describes a patient in whom pancreatic cancer presented as acute pancreatitis with pse...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Nugent CE,Lehman GA,Madura JA,Kopecky K

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate whether 6 candidate serum miRNAs and their interactions with serum folate level were associated with the risk for pancreatic cancer (PC). METHOD:A hospital-based case-control study including 74 incident PC cases and 74 controls was conducted. Serum folate and miRNAs ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Tian Y,Xue Y,Ruan G,Cheng K,Tian J,Qiu Q,Xiao M,Li H,Yang H,Wang L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pancreatoduodenectomy is feasible also in patients with locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PA) nowadays. Data on risk and survival analysis of palliative pancreatic resections followed by gemcitabine-based chemotherapy (Cx) are limited. METHODS:Between 2000 and 2009, a total of 45 patients had prim...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Bahra M,Pratschke J,Klein F,Neuhaus P,Boas-Knoop S,Puhl G,Denecke T,Pullankavumkal JR,Sinn M,Riess H,Pelzer U

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new model is proposed for pancreatic enzyme secretion in response to food protein intake in rats. We have found a novel peptide in rat bile-pancreatic juice, which exhibits a trypsin-sensitive, cholecystokinin (CCK)-releasing activity. The amino acid sequence of the peptide purified from rat bile-pancreatic juice is...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Iwai K,Fushiki T,Fukuoka S

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:This study developed a novel protocol for creating an acute necrotizing pancreatitis model in rats using L-arginine. METHODS:Anesthetic laparotomy was performed on the upper abdomen, and the pancreatic parenchyma of Sprague-Dawley rats was injected with 1 mL of sterilized L-arginine solution at 5 different l...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Guo F,Zheng S,Gao X,Zhang Q,Liu J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aim to examine the predictive effect of the total number of examined lymph nodes on N stage and survival in pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNENs) and to determine the optimal threshold. METHODS:A pNENs data set from 2004 to 2013 was extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result data...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Zhang X,Lu L,Liu P,Cao F,Wei Y,Ma L,Gong P

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultivation and preservation of human pancreatic ductal cells have remained a challenge. With a defined culture medium and refinement of culturing techniques, we have been able to maintain human pancreatic ductal cells without any genetic manipulation in culture for more than 16 months. Freshly isolated ductal fragmen...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Ulrich AB,Schmied BM,Matsuzaki H,El-Metwally T,Moyer MP,Ricordi C,Adrian TE,Batra SK,Pour PM

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to compare the safety, efficacy, and patients' quality of life with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) versus multiple daily injections (MDIs) in type 3c diabetes mellitus (T3cDM) following total pancreatectomy (TP) and pancreatic enzyme usage. METHODS:Thirty-nine pa...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Struyvenberg MR,Fong ZV,Martin CR,Tseng JF,Clancy TE,Fernández-Del Castillo C,Tillman HJ,Bellin MD,Freedman SD

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas is one of most catastrophic and least understood of cancers. Evidence from clinical studies indicates that the development of pancreas cancer progresses over many years before symptoms appear. Most people with pancreatic cancer die within six months of diagnosis. The lack of early diseas...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Hine RJ,Srivastava S,Milner JA,Ross SA

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：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：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：OBJECTIVE:The indolent nature and expression of progesterone receptor (PR), a well-known estrogen-induced gene, in a subset of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs), raise the possibility of hormonal regulation in these tumors. METHODS:Immunohistochemical expression of estrogen receptors (ERs) α and β as well as ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Estrella JS,Ma LT,Milton DR,Yao JC,Wang H,Rashid A,Broaddus RR

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The immune environment and the potential for neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) to respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors remain largely unexplored. We assessed immune checkpoint marker expression, lymphocytic infiltrate, and associated mutational profiles in a cohort of small intestine and pancreatic NETs. METH...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： da Silva A,Bowden M,Zhang S,Masugi Y,Thorner AR,Herbert ZT,Zhou CW,Brais L,Chan JA,Hodi FS,Rodig S,Ogino S,Kulke MH

更新日期：2018-10-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to establish a minimally invasive and simple screening test for detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) using duodenal juice (DJ). METHODS:Duodenal juice was collected prospectively before endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in 46 patients. A protease inhibi...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Mori Y,Ohtsuka T,Kono H,Nagayoshi Y,Ideno N,Aso T,Kozono S,Ohuchida K,Takahata S,Nakamura M,Mizumoto K,Tanaka M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is synthesized in islet B cells and stored in the secretory granules. We examined whether IAPP and insulin are released in parallel in humans. Arginine hydrochloride (5 g) was injected intravenously at three glucose levels in 11 healthy 58-year-old female subjects. In the fasting state...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Larsson H,Ahrén B

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Clinical trials are a prerequisite for evidence-based medicine. Trial representativity by internal and external validities is an assumption for a transfer into the real world. METHODS:A questionnaire addressing several forms of bias was established. Randomized controlled trials for adjuvant treatment of pan...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Sorg C,Schmidt J,Büchler MW,Edler L,Märten A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00