Characteristics of L-glutamine transport in the perfused rat exocrine pancreas: lack of sensitivity to insulin and streptozotocin-induced experimental diabetes.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the association of binge drinking and the outcomes of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). METHODS:This retrospective study included 347 patients with first-attack SAP from January 2001 to February 2004. On the basis of the history of binge drinking or not, the patients were divided into the alcohol (n...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Deng L,Xue P,Huang L,Yang X,Wan M,Xia Q

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aims to identify the computed tomography (CT) features that may differentiate nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NF-PanNETs) with lymph node (LN) metastasis from NF-PanNETs without lymph node metastasis. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed 166 NF-PanNETs in 166 patients who had unde...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Choi SH,Kim HJ,Kim SY,Byun JH,Kim KW,Song KB,Kim SC,Kim MH

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) remains a serious disease state difficult to manage. Laparoscopic surgery represents a relatively new solution to this problem. This study was aimed to investigate the feasibility of laparoscopic treatment of SAP and the selection of laparoscopic procedures in various stages...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Zhou ZG,Zheng YC,Shu Y,Hu WM,Tian BL,Li QS,Zhang ZD

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our study aim was to determine encapsulated islet graft viability in an omentum pouch and the effect of fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF-1) released from our redesigned alginate microcapsules on the function of the graft. METHODS:Isolated rat islets were encapsulated in an inner core made with 1.5% low-viscos...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Pareta R,McQuilling JP,Sittadjody S,Jenkins R,Bowden S,Orlando G,Farney AC,Brey EM,Opara EC

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic duct bicarbonate secretion is mediated primarily by secretin-induced elevation of intracellular cyclic AMP, although little is known of the effects of other physiological regulators on pancreatic duct cyclic AMP metabolism. We investigated the effects of secretin and several other potential agonists on cycl...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： de Ondarza J,Hootman SR

更新日期：1995-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to assess the prognostic significance of late parenchymal pancreas necrosis as observed on serial contrast-enhanced computed tomographic (CT) scan. METHODS:Eighty-four patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis were included. All initial CT scans were examined on complete contr...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Wijffels NA,van Walraven LA,Ophof PJ,Hop WC,van der Harst E,Lange JF

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of the 48-hour fasting test and insulin surrogates followed by a glucagon stimulatory test (GST) for the diagnosis of insulinoma. METHODS:Thirty-five patients with suspected insulinoma who underwent 48-hour fasting test and GST were retrospectively included in our...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Ueda K,Kawabe K,Lee L,Tachibana Y,Fujimori N,Igarashi H,Oda Y,Jensen RT,Takayanagi R,Ito T

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to perform an external validation of 2 Asian prognostic indices for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. METHODS:A score was calculated in patients treated with frontline therapy derived from the factors Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status, localization...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Haas M,Laubender RP,Klose C,Schulz C,Mansmann U,Boeck S,Heinemann V

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Pregnane X receptor (PXR) has been involved in human malignancy, either by directly affecting carcinogenesis or by inducing drug-drug interactions and chemotherapy resistance. The present study aimed to assess the clinical significance of PXR in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. METHODS:Pregnane X receptor and its...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Koutsounas I,Giaginis C,Alexandrou P,Zizi-Serbetzoglou A,Patsouris E,Kouraklis G,Theocharis S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a pancreatic stent regarding the prevention of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis after aspiration of pure pancreatic juice in patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. METHODS:A retrospective stud...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Harada R,Kawamoto H,Fukatsu H,Kato H,Hirao K,Kurihara N,Mizuno O,Ogawa T,Ishida E,Okada H,Yamamoto K,Yamamoto H

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present study screened the SMAD4 gene in an Indian population of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) for the presence of homozygous deletions and mutations. The effect of these genetic alterations on Smad4 protein expression and patient survival was also evaluated. METHODS:This study w...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Singh P,Srinivasan R,Wig JD

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pancreatic cancer is a serious disease worldwide for its high mortality. Gemcitabine has become the frontline option for the treatment of this disease since its approval. However, resistance to the drug has been on the rise in recent years. Searching for other chemotherapeutic agents therefore has attracted ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Zhang M,Sun C,Shan X,Yang X,Li-Ling J,Deng Y

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although previous reports suggest interactions between the endocrine and the exocrine pancreas, insulin's effect on pancreatic exocrine function remains unclear. Chronic pancreatic fistulae were created in five dogs; these animals were studied using the euglycemic, hyperinsulinemic clamp technique. After a 30-min unst...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Berry SM,Fink AS

更新日期：1996-05-01 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：: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:Most of the acetaldehyde, a recognized animal carcinogen, generated during alcohol metabolism is eliminated by liver mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2). More than 40% of Japanese have the inactive form of ALDH2, and inactive ALDH2 is a risk factor for multiple cancers of the esophagus as well as ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Miyasaka K,Kawanami T,Shimokata H,Ohta S,Funakoshi A

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：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：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：: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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the inhibition of PANC-1 pancreatic cancer cell growth by cucurmosin (CUS) and its possible mechanism. METHODS:We observed the inhibition of PANC-1 cell growth by sulforhodamine B and colony-forming experiments in vitro and established nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficiency mouse ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Wang C,Yang A,Zhang B,Yin Q,Huang H,Chen M,Xie J

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:Thirty-six patients (21 male, 15 female) with ductal pancreatic cancer were treated with the long-acting synthetic luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LH-RH) analogue buserelin. All patients had advanced tumor stages (stage II: 7 patients; stage III: 11 patients; stage IV: 18 patients). A monthly follow-up includin...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Friess H,Büchler M,Krüger M,Beger HG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Extracellular matrix (ECM) components participate in the process of tissue repair and development of fibrosis in the pancreas. We studied the production kinetics of ECM components and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 and identified their production sites in the pancreas following pancreatiti...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Tashiro M,Nakamura H,Taguchi M,Yamaguchi T,Yoshikawa H,Fukumitsu K,Kihara Y,Otsuki M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of the rapid urinary trypsinogen-2 test strip in post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis. METHODS:A total of 150 patients were tested with the urinary trypsinogen-2 test strip and serum levels of amylase a...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Tseng CW,Chen CC,Lin SZ,Chang FY,Lin HC,Lee SD

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Homocysteine has been implicated in vascular dysfunction and thrombosis, as well as inflammatory conditions. This study was aimed to find out whether chronic pancreatitis (CP) is associated with hyperhomocysteinemia and derangements of transmethylation and transsulfuration pathways. METHODS:We estimated hom...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Girish BN,Vaidyanathan K,Rao NA,Rajesh G,Reshmi S,Balakrishnan V

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Green tea polyphenols (GTPs) are naturally occurring antioxidants acting through pathways that include reactive oxygen species and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB). This study investigates the effect of GTPs in a cerulein-induced murine model of acute pancreatitis (AP). METHODS:Male CD mice (median weight,...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Babu BI,Malleo G,Genovese T,Mazzon E,Di Paola R,Crisafulli C,Caminiti R,Siriwardena AK,Cuzzocrea S

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Angiogenesis plays a major role in tumor progression and metastasis; however, its role in pancreatic cancer (PC) remains unclear. The aim of the study was to explore the cumulative evidence concerning the impact of microvessel density (MVD), an estimator of angiogenesis, on resected PC patients. METHODS:A s...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Ntellas P,Dadouli K,Perivoliotis K,Sogka E,Pentheroudakis G,Ioannou M,Hadjichristodoulou C,Tepetes K,Mauri D

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00