Involvement of lipid peroxidation in free fatty acid-induced isolated rat pancreatic acinar cell injury.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim was to determine whether serum levels of carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9, interleukin 6 (IL-6), and YKL-40 could identify advanced disease and poor prognosis in pancreatic cancer (PC) patients intraoperatively diagnosed with locally advanced or metastatic disease. METHODS:Two hundred ninety patients ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Palmquist C,Dehlendorff C,Calatayud D,Hansen CP,Hasselby JP,Johansen JS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) may offer a diagnostic tool through the combination of imaging and guided fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic cysts. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the most accurate test for differentiating mucinous from nonmucinous cysts. METHODS:The results of EUS imaging,...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Cizginer S,Turner BG,Bilge AR,Karaca C,Pitman MB,Brugge WR

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:To investigate the heterogeneity of hematogenous metastases of pancreatic ductal carcinoma, we investigated carcinomatous spread in 130 autopsy cases. Hepatic metastases occurred most frequently, in 81 cases (62%), which may be explained by the fact that all veins draining the pancreas flow into the portal system. We ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Kamisawa T,Isawa T,Koike M,Tsuruta K,Okamoto A

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the trends and death rates of pancreatic cancer and pancreatitis in Japan over the past four decades. It is a disturbing fact that the death rate due to pancreatic cancer is rising, parallel to that of lung cancer and colon cancer and that it is affecting primarily the elderly 65 years and older in both se...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Oomi K,Amano M

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokines may regulate the process of immune cell infiltration that is often found in pancreatic cancer. In this study, we investigated the secretion of the chemokines [interleukin (IL)-8, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, and RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted)] in human pa...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Takaya H,Andoh A,Shimada M,Hata K,Fujiyama Y,Bamba T

更新日期：2000-07-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to identify differentially expressed proteins in the pancreatic tissue of hepatic alcohol dehydrogenase-deficient deer mice fed ethanol to understand metabolic basis and mechanism of alcoholic chronic pancreatitis. METHODS:Mice were fed liquid diet containing 3.5 g% ethanol daily f...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Bhopale KK,Amer SM,Kaphalia L,Soman KV,Wiktorowicz JE,Shakeel Ansari GA,Kaphalia BS

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A procedure is described for the isolation and growth in vitro of epithelial cells from the duct network of human pancreas, referred to as DEC. A significant advantage of our procedure over previously published procedures is that it enables the isolation of DEC from small pieces of pancreas tissue (< 5 g) and, also, f...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Kolar C,Caffrey T,Hollingsworth M,Scheetz M,Sutherlin M,Weide L,Lawson T

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Multiple organ failure because of systemic inflammatory response in the early phase and sepsis in the late phase is the main contributor to high mortality in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). High-mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 (HMGB1) was recently identified as a potent proinflammatory mediator and ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Yasuda T,Ueda T,Takeyama Y,Shinzeki M,Sawa H,Nakajima T,Ajiki T,Fujino Y,Suzuki Y,Kuroda Y

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the feasibility and usefulness of secretin-enhanced magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (S-MRCP) for evaluation of pancreatic exocrine function. METHODOLOGY:S-MRCP was performed in 20 patients with mild (n = 8) or severe (n = 12) chronic pancreatitis (according to the grade of exocrine pancreatic...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Czakó L,Endes J,Takács T,Boda K,Lonovics J

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to document the natural history of chronic hereditary pancreatitis and to compare its evolution to that of chronic alcoholic pancreatitis. Twelve subjects with chronic hereditary pancreatitis were followed up for a mean duration of 15.8 years (range, 1-23) and compared to subjects with chroni...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Paolini O,Hastier P,Buckley M,Maes B,Demarquay JF,Staccini P,Bellon S,Caroli-Bosc FX,Dumas R,Delmont J

更新日期：1998-10-01 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：:Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is a 37-amino acid residue polypeptide, originally isolated from the pancreatic amyloid deposits of patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Subsequently, IAPP was found to be colocalised with insulin in beta-cell secretory granules of the normal mammalian pancreas. Recently, IAPP has ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Jamal H,Suda K,Bretherton-Watt D,Ghatei MA,Bloom SR

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) plays an intrinsic role in promoting growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis in pancreatic cancer (PC) and serves as a mechanism underlying therapeutic resistance. Accordingly, we investigated the efficacy of bioactive phytochemicals in inhibiting radiotherapy (RT)-induced NF-κB activi...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Veeraraghavan J,Natarajan M,Lagisetty P,Awasthi V,Herman TS,Aravindan N

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：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: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：:A 62-year-old Chinese woman suffering from pancreatic carcinoma coexisting with chronic calcifying pancreatitis is reported. Ultrasonography and computed tomography disclosed multiple intraductal calcifications in the pancreatic head and body and a tumor at the tail. Laparotomy revealed cancerous peritonitis in additi...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Lin JT,Wang TH,Chen DS,How SW,Lai MY,Chen JC,Sung JL

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pancreatic functions were determined in a Ki-ras-induced actin-interacting protein (KRAP)-deficient (-/-) mouse mutant. METHODS:Pancreatic enzyme, protein, and DNA contents were measured, and histological examinations were conducted. The mixture of bile-pancreatic juice was collected, and amylase and bile a...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Miyasaka K,Fujimoto T,Kawanami T,Takiguchi S,Jimi A,Funakoshi A,Shirasawa S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of the study were to compare endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in the etiological diagnosis of patients initially diagnosed with idiopathic acute pancreatitis and to determine the clinical and analytical factors related to the end result of...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Ortega AR,Gómez-Rodríguez R,Romero M,Fernández-Zapardiel S,Céspedes Mdel M,Carrobles JM

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：OBJECTIVES:Human primary microRNA-155/B-cell integration cluster (BIC) transcript is the precursor of microRNA-155. The overexpression of them has been widely observed in the progression of various types of tumors. Our objective was to investigate the effect of anticancer agents on the expression of BIC and possible si...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Xia QS,Ishigaki Y,Zhao X,Shimasaki T,Nakajima H,Nakagawa H,Takegami T,Chen ZH,Motoo Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：: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：: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:Nitric oxide (NO) is a potent nonadrenergic, noncholinergic mediator of gastrointestinal smooth muscle. We aimed to investigate the effects of new NO/cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway-affecting agents at the sheep sphincter of Oddi (SO) in vitro. METHODS:Sheep SO rings were mounted in organ bath...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Sarac B,Durmus N,Bagcivan I,Altun A,Turan M,Sencan M

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：:Computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET) are sophisticated modalities typically used in the second-line diagnosis following routine clinical practice. Among them, CT is regarded as the standard imaging in diagnosing pancreatic cancer at present in Japan due to ...

journal_title：Pancreas

authors： Saisho H,Yamaguchi T

更新日期：2004-04-01 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