Staging chronic pancreatitis with exocrine function tests: Are we better? [PDF]
, 2017 Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas evolving in progressive fibrotic disruption of the gland with exocrine and endocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
MOLETTA, LUCIA, SPERTI, COSIMO
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Role of brain cholecystokinin in neuronal homeostasis: rediscovering novel functions of an old neuropeptide [PDF]
Exploration of Drug ScienceCholecystokinin (CCK) is the most prevalent neuropeptide in the brain, where it affects satiety, pain modulation, memory, and anxiety. Its effects are mediated by GPCRs known as the “alimentary (gastrointestinal)” CCK1r (CCK 1 receptor) and the brain ...
Santiago J. Ballaz
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Protective effects of urocortin 2 against caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis. [PDF]
, 2019 Because little is known about the role of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) agonists in regulating responses in pancreatitis, we evaluated the effects of urocortin 2 (UCN2) and stressin1 in caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis (AP) model in rats. Male
Bhargava, Aditi +6 more
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, 2016 Cervical and high thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI) drastically impairs autonomic nervous system function. Individuals with SCI at thoracic spinal-level 5 (T5) or higher often present cardiovascular disorders that include resting systemic arterial ...
Besecker, Emily Swartz +4 more
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2'-fucosyllactose Supplementation Improves Gut-Brain Signaling and Diet-Induced Obese Phenotype and Changes the Gut Microbiota in High Fat-Fed Mice. [PDF]
, 2020 Obesity is characterized by fat accumulation, chronic inflammation and impaired satiety signaling, which may be due in part to gut microbial dysbiosis. Manipulations of the gut microbiota and its metabolites are attractive targets for obesity treatment ...
Barile, Daniela +5 more
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The Interplay between Hormones and Irritable Bowel Disease [PDF]
, 2013 Thesis (M.A.)--Boston UniversityThis thesis examines the underlying mechanisms causing the severe and often debilitating symptoms associated with both Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Linson, Elyse A.
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Kinetic characterization of selective peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor gamma modulators in vitro [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The ligand-activated transcription factor, peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), has been shown to play an essential role in immunosuppression during sepsis.
Brüne, Bernhard +6 more
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A receptor-based analysis of local ecosystems in the human brain. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundAs a complex system, the brain is a self-organizing entity that depends on local interactions among cells. Its regions (anatomically defined nuclei and areas) can be conceptualized as cellular ecosystems, but the similarity of their functional ...
Janušonis, Skirmantas
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Improving Hepatobiliary Imaging as a Physiologic Test with Superior Clinical Outcomes
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2020 This study aims at prospectively evaluating the difference in the effect of cholecystokinin (CCK) and half-and-half milk (HHM) administered in the same patient on gallbladder contractility and correlation with clinical outcomes.
Isis Gayed +6 more
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PANIC PROVOCATION STUDIES WITH PLACEBO
Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2021 Objective: We intended to review studies investigating panic provocation tests using placebo and active drugs in panic disorder patients or in healthy controls.
Erkan Özcan +2 more
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