Clinicopathologic Features and Germline Sequence Variants in Young Patients (≤40 Years Old) With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present study describes a simple and cost-effective islet isolation procedure. Using this method, allogeneic islets reverse diabetes in cynomolgus monkeys. METHODS:Pancreatic tissue from 11 cynomolgus monkeys were digested, collected, and purified using a simplified method. Islet quantification, purity,...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Qi M,Wang Y,Formo K,Marchese E,Wang S,McGarrigle JJ,Bochenek MA,Kinzer K,Vaca P,Davis M,Ahn SJ,Chang K,Bartholomew A,Benedetti E,Oberholzer J

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have shown that pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) stimulates at very low concentration insulin release from pancreatic beta cells. In addition, PACAP has been evidenced in pancreatic nervous fibers surrounding the islets, the core of the islet, and the capillaries. The aim of t...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Petruzzo P,Cappai A,Spiga S,Picciau S,Serra G,Fattore L,Onali P,Brotzu G

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide YY (PYY) is a recently isolated gut peptide that is found primarily in the mucosal endocrine cells of the terminal ileum, colon, and rectum of several mammalian species, including humans. The purpose of this study was to characterize the effect of PYY on pancreatic exocrine secretion in six conscious dogs prep...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Lluis F,Gomez G,Fujimura M,Greeley GH Jr,Thompson JC

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic value of bile salt-dependent lipase for pancreatic diseases was tested in sera of 187 patients. Of these patients, 76 suffered from pancreatic carcinoma, 43 from nonmalignant liver diseases (cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis), 18 from acute pancreatitis, and 20 from chronic pancreatitis. The remaining sub...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Lombardo D,Montalto G,Roudani S,Mas E,Laugier R,Sbarra V,Abouakil N

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has recently been shown that the infusion of oleic acid into the rat pancreaticobiliary duct causes a reproducible and long-lasting atrophy of the exocrine pancreas. The effects of this pancreatic atrophy on non-invasive pancreatic function tests have not been fully characterized. This study was undertaken to deter...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Henry JP,Steinberg WM

更新日期：1993-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) play a crucial role during pancreatic fibrosis development. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a recently discovered gaseous transmitter, whose role in PSCs has not been explored yet. In the present study, we examined the effects of sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS), an H2S donor, on rat PSC...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Schwer CI,Stoll P,Goebel U,Buerkle H,Hoetzel A,Schmidt R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was reported that free fatty acids degraded from triglycerides by lipase may play a major role in acute necrotizing or hyperlipidemia-induced pancreatitis. We hypothesized that this injury may be related to the peroxidation of cell membrane phospholipids and tested this hypothesis using isolated pancreatic acini. P...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Morita Y,Yoshikawa T,Takeda S,Matsuyama K,Takahashi S,Yoshida N,Clemens MG,Kondo M

更新日期：1998-11-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) releasing capacity in whole blood stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in patients with pancreatic cancer during the perioperative period, and before and after chemotherapy. METHODS:The current study involved a total of 39 pa...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Terakawa N,Satoi S,Takai S,Yanagimoto H,Takahashi K,Komiyama Y,A-Hon K,Kamiyama Y,Takahashi H

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In reference to our earlier publication, laboratory tests that reflect severe intravascular volume depletion can be used for predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP). The aim of the study was to assess whether urinary level of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) could represent a usef...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Lipinski M,Rydzewska-Rosolowska A,Rydzewski A,Rydzewska G

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to identify clinicopathological characteristics of high-grade pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN)/carcinoma in situ to facilitate screening for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. METHODS:We evaluated PanIN lesions in 173 consecutive autopsy cases with no evidence of pancreatic ductal adenoc...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Matsuda Y,Furukawa T,Yachida S,Nishimura M,Seki A,Nonaka K,Aida J,Takubo K,Ishiwata T,Kimura W,Arai T,Mino-Kenudson M

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human islets from an adult subject with nesidioblastosis were isolated and used to perform in vitro studies. Isolated nesidioblastotic islets showed an increased basal rate of insulin secretion (nesidioblastotic islets, 81.3 +/- 6.4 vs. control islets, from cadaveric organ normal donors, 10.2 +/- 0.9 microU/islet/90 m...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Conget I,Sarri Y,Somoza N,Vives M,Novials A,Ariza A,Fernández-Alvarez J,Pujol-Borrell R,Gomis R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated how well phase II trials in locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer (LAMPC) meet current recommendations for trial design. METHODS:We conducted a systematic review of phase II first-line treatment trial for LAMPC. We assessed baseline characteristics, type of comparison, and primary e...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Tang M,Chen J,Goldstein D,Links M,Lord S,Marschner I,Simes RJ,Lee CK

更新日期：2019-11-01 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:In 2003, the American Diabetes Association recommended that the lower limit for the diagnosis of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) should be reduced from 110 to 100 mg/dL in the analysis of the associated risk factors of IFG. It has been proposed that liver dysfunction may contribute to the development of type 2...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Hsiao JY,Wang CL,Hsia PJ,Hsieh MC,Hsin SC,Lin KD,Shin SJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased activity of various proteases is observed in both human and experimental pancreatitis; however, the information on the effects of specific protease inhibitors on the disease is limited. In this study we show that a novel elastase inhibitor, guamerin-derived synthetic peptide (GDSP), improves the parameters o...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Song M,Zaninovic V,Kim D,Gukovsky I,Gukovskaya A,Kang K,Pandol S

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Secretin stimulation testing (SST) is used to evaluate patients with hypergastrinemia in the diagnosis of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Case series have documented false-positive SST in patients with achlorhydria. This study reviews our experience with SST in hypochlorhydric and achlorhydric patients. METHODS...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Shah P,Singh MH,Yang YX,Metz DC

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In the hamster model, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma develops after treatment with N-nitrosobis-(2-oxopropyl)amino (BOP). In this model, Langerhans islets play a central role in carcinogenesis. In contrast, treatment with BOP in rats and mice did not result in cancer development. We investigated whether pa...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： El-Ghamari M,Bergmann F,Schmied BM,Weitz J,Ulrich A

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:The vast majority of patients who present with pancreatic adenocarcinoma have locally advanced or metastatic disease at the time of presentation without possibility of cure. Although in recent years there have been some new promising chemotherapy regimens that improve overall survival by a few months, the prognosis re...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Shah R,Ostapoff KT,Kuvshinoff B,Hochwald SN

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:The mechanism of tissue alteration in chronic pancreatitis (CP) is still unclear. Different hypotheses have been discussed, including increasing oxidant stress in the acinar cells, often as a result of exposure to xenobiotics. To evaluate the role of oxidative stress in CP, the authors investigated the expression of t...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Ulrich AB,Schmied BM,Matsuzaki H,Lawson TA,Friess H,Andrén-Sandberg A,Büchler MW,Pour PM

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to study magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAs) induced by N-nitrosobis (2-oxopropyl) amine (BOP) in Syrian hamsters. METHODS:A total of 101 female hamsters, 8 weeks old, were randomized into 3 groups. They were randomized into a BOP-treated gr...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Ma QS,Zhang XM,Shen CY,Zeng NL,Wu ZS,Pu Y,Wu CY,Zhou LS,Yang ZW,Zhang M,Shao Y

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity is increased in experimental acute pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate treatment with the selective iNOS inhibitors AR-C (AR-C102222AA) and L-NIL (L-N6-(1-iminoethyl)-lysine) in experimental acute pancreatitis. METHODS:Acute pancreatitis was in...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Sandstrom P,Brooke-Smith ME,Thomas AC,Grivell MB,Saccone GT,Toouli J,Svanvik J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The circulating neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been shown to be a prognostic factor for a variety of tumors. In this study, we evaluated the prognostic significance of NLR in a large cohort of Chinese patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs). METHODS:A total of 381 patients with PDAC w...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Ben Q,An W,Wang L,Wang W,Yu L,Yuan Y

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of endogenous prostaglandins (PGs) in pancreatic endocrine and exocrine secretion was investigated, using the isolated and perfused dog pancreas. Spontaneous production of both PGE2 and 6-keto-PGF1 alpha was recorded in venous effluent. Prostaglandin production increased following stimulation with both...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Kuroda T,Sodeyama H,Hanazaki K,Horigome N,Kajikawa S,Yamagishi K,Horiuchi A,Iwatsuki K,Chiba S,Homma T

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal rats treated with streptozotocin on day 5 after birth (n5-STZ model) exhibited, when fully grown, a frank basal hyperglycemia (17.4 +/- 0.7 vs. 6.6 +/- 0.2 mmol/L in nondiabetic rats), a specific failure of glucose-induced insulin release, and hyperresponse to arginine. To investigate whether or not chronic c...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Serradas P,Bailbé D,Blondel O,Portha B

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the expression of thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) during hypoxia and its dependency on hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1alpha) in pancreatic cancer cell lines. METHODS:MiaPaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells were transiently transfected with siRNA to HIF-1alpha and TXNIP protein measure...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Baker AF,Koh MY,Williams RR,James B,Wang H,Tate WR,Gallegos A,Von Hoff DD,Han H,Powis G

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：METHODOLOGY:The authors performed the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in 17 cases of pancreatic ductal cell carcinoma (PDC) and five cases of normal pancreatic tissues to determine the expression of tumor necrosis factor -related apoptosis-inducing factor (TRAIL) and its five receptors in PDC. ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Satoh K,Kaneko K,Hirota M,Masamune A,Satoh A,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00