Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as an early predictor of disease severity and mortality in acute pancreatitis.

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：:The application of a commercially available enzyme immunoassay method for the determination of lipase concentration in human duodenal fluid is reported. Variations in the test procedure have been investigated. A sample incubation and a conjugate incubation of 1 h at 37 degrees C are necessary. There is substantial agr...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Hafkenscheid JC,Hessels M,Kerstens PJ,Lamers CB

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Thymidylate synthase (TS) inhibitors activate human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1. We evaluated the contribution of TS expression to determine a treatment method providing an effect from gemcitabine (GEM). METHODS:The expression of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and GEM metabolic factors (5-FU: TS, dihydrop...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Komori S,Osada S,Mori R,Matsui S,Sanada Y,Tomita H,Tokuyama Y,Takahashi T,Yamaguchi K,Yoshida K

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Microcirculatory disorders, in particular increased capillary permeability (CapPerm), contribute to the multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in severe acute pancreatitis (AP). Endothelin receptor antagonists (ET-RA) have been shown to stabilize capillary leakage and improve organ function in AP. AIM:To fin...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Eibl G,Forgacs B,Hotz HG,Buhr HJ,Foitzik T

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We conducted this study to ascertain whether chronic inflammation secondary to chronic pancreatitis (CP) has any association with myocardial infarction(MI). METHODS:Data were collected from a commercial database (Explorys, Inc, IBM Watson, Ohio). Adults with the diagnosis of "chronic pancreatitis," based on ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Khan D,Abureesh M,Alkhayyat M,Sadiq W,Alshami M,Munir AB,Karam B,Deeb L,Lafferty J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this study we investigated the relationship between specific HLA antigens and sporadic pancreatic cancer in Greek population. METHODS:The allele frequencies of serologically and molecular defined class I and II HLA antigens were studied in 60 unrelated patients with pancreatic cancer histologically confirme...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Kouerinis IA,Zografos G,Tarassi KE,Athanasiades TH,Liontos M,Gorgoulis VG,Korkolis D,Konstandoulakis MM,Fotiadis CI,Androulakis G,Papasteriades CA

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to clarify the clinical and pathophysiological characteristics of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) and its subtypes (lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis [LPSP] and idiopathic duct-centric pancreatitis [IDCP]) seen around the world. METHODS:An international multicenter surve...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Kamisawa T,Chari ST,Giday SA,Kim MH,Chung JB,Lee KT,Werner J,Bergmann F,Lerch MM,Mayerle J,Pickartz T,Lohr M,Schneider A,Frulloni L,Webster GJ,Reddy DN,Liao WC,Wang HP,Okazaki K,Shimosegawa T,Kloeppel G,Go VL

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:A new technique to obstruct the pancreatic ducts was developed by injecting zein solution into the common bile duct of the rat. Four weeks after the injection, the fate of the endocrine pancreas was investigated by studying (a) pancreatic content of four pancreatic hormones, (b) histology and immunohistochemistry of t...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Tomita T,Rhodes J,Falscroft J,Doull V,Kimmel JR,Pollock HG

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to investigate the biochemical and functional properties of a rat acellular pancreatic bioscaffolds (APBs). METHODS:Fresh pancreata from 10 rats were soaked and perfused through portal veins using Easy-Load Digital Drive peristaltic pumps. The histological structure, extracellular ma...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Wang X,Li YG,Du Y,Zhu JY,Li Z

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:Over the last 3 decades, there have been substantial improvements in diagnostic imaging and sampling techniques to evaluate pancreatic diseases. The modern technology has helped us to recognize premalignant conditions of pancreas including mucinous cystic neoplasms and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs)....

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Thosani N,Dasari CS,Bhutani MS,Raimondo M,Guha S

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：: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：UNLABELLED:Pancreatic trauma is rare and often missed during initial assessment of patients with abdominal trauma. This study reviews our experience of managing pancreatic trauma at a tertiary referral center and discusses the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. METHODS:A retrospective study of our prospectively ma...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Thomas H,Madanur M,Bartlett A,Marangoni G,Heaton N,Rela M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Tumor necrosis is often found in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Objective histological assessment and adequate radiological detection of necrosis could be used as biomarkers for therapeutic decision. However, standardized clinical utility of necrosis remains unknown. Here, we aimed to determine the...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Kudo M,Kobayashi T,Gotohda N,Konishi M,Takahashi S,Kobayashi S,Sugimoto M,Okubo S,Martin J,Cabral H,Ishii G,Kojima M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The authors investigated if timing of medical treatment is associated with the analgesic effect of pregabalin or placebo in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP). METHODS:Sixty-four patients received pregabalin (150-300 mg twice a day) or matching placebo for 3 consecutive weeks. Responders to treatment w...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Olesen SS,Graversen C,Bouwense SA,Wilder-Smith OH,van Goor H,Drewes AM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:During the past decade, numerous studies in both humans and animals have demonstrated that C-peptide, although not influencing blood sugar control, might play a role in preventing and potentially reversing some of the chronic complications of type 1 diabetes. The aim of this paper is to present an up-to-date...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Marques RG,Fontaine MJ,Rogers J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer (PDAC) has seen sweeping changes during the past 5 decades. Up to the middle of the 20th century resection rates were below 5%, but the numbers of curative resections for PDAC are now continuously increasing due to improved neoadjuvant treatment concepts as well as progress ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Hackert T,Klaiber U,Pausch T,Mihaljevic AL,Büchler MW

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:IQ motif containing GTPase-activating protein 1 (IQGAP1) acts as a scaffold for aberrant mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling driven by KRAS mutations in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We determined the role of IQGAP1 in clonogenic growth and metastasis in PDAC. METHODS:We inhibited I...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Li JH,McMillan RH,Begum A,Gocke CB,Matsui W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the relationship of pancreatic regenerating protein (reg) in models of acinar cell atrophy and aging, and the effect of reg I protein replacement on glucose tolerance. METHODS:Rats underwent pancreatic duct ligation (PDL) and were followed through 12 months. Aging rats were studied at 12 and...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Bluth M,Mueller CM,Pierre J,Callender G,Kandil E,Viterbo D,Fu SL,Sugawara A,Okamoto H,Zenilman ME

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was recently demonstrated in experimental models that, after pancreatic outflow obstruction, serum amylase levels first increase and then progressively decline regardless of whether the obstruction was maintained or relieved. Furthermore, early decompression of the ductal biliary system may prevent the progression ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Pezzilli R,Billi P,Barakat B,Baroncini D,D'Imperio N,Miglio F

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：:Cystic lesions of the pancreas include inflammatory pseudocysts, serous cystadenomas, and mucinous tumors, some of which are malignant. Preoperative clinical and radiological parameters are unreliable and may result in incorrect diagnosis and inappropriate treatment. Cyst fluid analysis for cytology, viscosity, carcin...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Yong WH,Southern JF,Pins MR,Warshaw AL,Compton CC,Lewandrowski KB

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cigarette smoking is an independent risk factor for chronic pancreatitis. We conducted a systematic review of the literature assessing whether cigarette smoking is a risk factor for acute pancreatitis (AP) and recurrent AP (RAP). METHODS:MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews w...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Majumder S,Gierisch JM,Bastian LA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined pancreatic cancer risk in association with hormonal and reproductive factors in a prospective cohort study of 89,835 Canadian women, aged 40-59 at recruitment, who were enrolled in the National Breast Screening Study (NBSS). METHODS:Linkages to national cancer and mortality databases yielded dat...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Navarro Silvera SA,Miller AB,Rohan TE

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to evaluate the relevance of defining borderline resectable (BR) pancreatic cancer as a distinct entity in the treatment scheme of pancreatic cancer as proposed by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. METHODS:Among 375 patients with pancreatic cancer, 137 patients were ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Yamada S,Fujii T,Sugimoto H,Nomoto S,Takeda S,Kodera Y,Nakao A

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00