Sarcophytol A: a new chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive agent for pancreatic cancer.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Studies show an increased incidence of adult acute pancreatitis (AP) in recent decades. The aim was to review pediatric AP incidence. METHODS:Retrospective review of computerized databases at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh from 1993 to 2004. The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revisio...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Morinville VD,Barmada MM,Lowe ME

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：: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：: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：OBJECTIVES:Ecological studies support the hypothesis that there is an association between vitamin D and pancreatic cancer (PaCa) mortality, but observational studies are somewhat conflicting. We sought to contribute further data to this issue by analyzing the differences in PaCa mortality across the eastern states of A...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Neale RE,Youlden DR,Krnjacki L,Kimlin MG,van der Pols JC

更新日期：2009-05-01 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:The aim of the study was to observe the role of nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors (NLR) in intestinal injury of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) in rats. METHODS:Severe acute pancreatitis was induced by retrograde infusion of sodium taurocholate into the biliopancreatic duct....

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Xu S,Wei S,Guo Y,Cui D,Yao J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine previous work carried out at a single center, i.e., France, on the pathologic features of chronic pancreatitis and to examine geographic differences, 359 cases of chronic pancreatitis from five centers were studied pathologically and the results analyzed according to appropriate statistical methods. It was ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Sahel J,Cros RC,Durbec JP,Sarles H,Bank S,Marks IN,Bettarello A,Duarte I,Guarita D,Machado M

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：:Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) have been used in this study to investigate the morphology, nature, and arrangement of major, minor, and trace elements in human pancreatic calculi (PC) obtained from patients with alcoholic and tropical pancreatitis. The present study...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Pitchumoni CS,Viswanathan KV,Gee Varghese PJ,Banks PA

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure the usefulness of Ki-67 proliferative index (Ki-67 index) as a prognostic variable for grading pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. METHODS:A multi-institutional prospective database comprising 350 patients. Grading based on mitotic activity (<2 mitoses/10 high-power fields, 2-20 and >20) and Ki-67 ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Philips P,Kooby DA,Maithel S,Merchant NB,Weber SM,Winslow ER,Ahmad S,Kim HJ,Scoggins CR,McMasters KM,Martin RCG 2nd

更新日期：2018-03-01 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: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

abstract：:We performed molecular biological studies as well as immunohistochemical analysis of three cases of giant cell carcinoma of the pancreas. Histologically, one case was a pleomorphic giant cell carcinoma consisting of pleomorphic giant/ small cells and spindle cells, one an osteoclast-like giant cell tumor composed of o...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Imai Y,Morishita S,Ikeda Y,Toyoda M,Ashizawa T,Yamamoto K,Inoue T,Ishikawa T

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) arise in most organs of the body and share many common pathologic features. However, a variety of different organ-specific systems have been developed for nomenclature, grading, and staging of NETs, causing much confusion. This review examines issues in the pathologic assessment of NETs th...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Klimstra DS,Modlin IR,Coppola D,Lloyd RV,Suster S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) responds well to steroid therapy but frequently relapses after discontinuing the steroid. It is difficult to know which cases are most likely to relapse. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between the rate of decrease in serum IgG4 level after initial steroid ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Shimizu K,Tahara J,Takayama Y,Akao J,Ajihara T,Nagao K,Shiratori K,Tokushige K

更新日期：2016-10-01 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:Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), often coexpressed in cancer, are associated with poor prognosis. However, results from pancreatic cancer trials of their inhibitors were disappointing. This study delineated the role of COX-2 and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in a...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Toomey DP,Manahan E,McKeown C,Rogers A,McMillan H,Geary M,Conlon KC,Murphy JF

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：:In pancreas, the activities of several sex steroid-transforming enzymes have been reported. Data have been obtained in perfused organs, total tissue homogenates, and subcellular organelles. These data, concurrent with the description of the presence of ligand-regulated steroid receptors, as well as the sexually dimorp...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Morales A,Cuéllar A,Ramírez J,Vilchis F,Díaz-Sánchez V

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of a specific cholecystokinin (CCK) receptor antagonist (L364,718) and a gastrin receptor antagonist (L365,260) on gastrin-releasing peptide-10 (GRP-10)-stimulated pancreatic secretion were investigated in the anesthetized rat. GRP-10 stimulated pancreatic exocrine secretion in a dose-dependent manner. A d...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Terashima H,Debas HT,Bunnett NW

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The pancreas can metabolize ethanol via oxidative pathway involving the enzymes alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) as well as the nonoxidative pathway. In this study, we compared the activity of ADH isoenzymes and ALDH in the pancreatic cancer with the activity in normal tissue. In...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Jelski W,Chrostek L,Szmitkowski M

更新日期：2007-08-01 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 postoperative morbidity after pancreatectomy remains high. The role of somatostatin and its analogs in reducing complications after pancreatic resection is controversial. The aim of the study was to evaluate the ability of somatostatin to influence pancreatic cell's function with consequence the decrease...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Katsourakis A,Zezos P,Noussios G,Kouklakis G,Chatzitheoklitos E,Simopoulos K,Pitiakoudis M

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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：:The effects of coffee on exocrine pancreatic secretion are unknown but may be important, because a link between chronic stimulation of pancreatic secretion and experimental chemical carcinogenesis and an association between coffee drinking and human pancreatic adenocarcinoma have been reported. We measured exocrine pa...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Coffey RJ,Go VL,Zinsmeister AR,DiMagno EP

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Bax-interacting factor 1 (Bif-1) protein plays a critical role in apoptosis, mitochondrial morphogenesis, and autophagy, and its loss promotes tumorigenesis. The role of Bif-1 in pancreatic cancer has not been studied. METHODS:We determined Bif-1 expression in 82 human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDCs...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Coppola D,Helm J,Ghayouri M,Malafa MP,Wang HG

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The risk of adverse effects of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors on the exocrine pancreas, particularly the high risk of pancreatitis, is controversial. In this study, we examined the exocrine pancreatic function and structure in spontaneously diabetic Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats treated with a dipeptidyl peptid...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Mizukami H,Inaba W,Takahashi K,Kamata K,Tsuboi K,Yagihashi S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00