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Pancreatic phospholipase A2 activity in acute pancreatitis: A prognostic marker for early identification of patients at risk [PDF]

, 2002
Remarkably elevated levels of phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) are measurable in human blood samples in cases of acute pancreatitis. The source of the enzyme was first thought to be exclusively the pancreas, but now it is generally accepted that two ...
Aufenanger, Johannes, Bertsch, Thomas, Fassbender, Klaus, Quintel, Michael, Samman, Michael, Zimmer, Wilma   +5 more
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Case Report: Acute Pancreatitis Associated With Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplantation and a Review of the Literature

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundDrug-induced pancreatitis is a rare cause of acute pancreatitis. Tacrolimus has been used as an immunosuppressant agent in patients after organ transplantation. However, only a few case reports of tacrolimus-induced acute pancreatitis in kidney
Yixuan Ding, Yixuan Ding, Chang Qu, Chang Qu, Huan He, Feng Cao, Feng Cao, Tongwen Ou, Fei Li, Fei Li   +9 more
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Intracapillary leucocyte accumulation as a novel antihaemorrhagic mechanism in acute pancreatitis in mice [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Pancreatic infiltration by leucocytes represents a hallmark in acute pancreatitis. Although leucocytes play an active role in the pathophysiology of this disease, the relation between leucocyte activation, microvascular injury and haemorrhage
Deduchovas, O., Hartwig, W., Kerkadze, V., Märten, A., Parseliunas, A., Ryschich, E., Salnikova, O., Schmidt, J., Sperandio, Markus   +8 more
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Formation of Pancreatoduodenal Fistula in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas Decreased the Frequency of Recurrent Pancreatitis [PDF]

, 2019
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) of the pancreas are characterized by proliferation of mucin-secreting cells in the main pancreatic duct (PD) or its branches. The secreted thick mucin usually leads to PD obstruction and dilation.
Alkaade, Samer, Hammami, Muhammad B., Khneizer, Gebran, Reddy, Kavya M.   +3 more
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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, Chheda, Chintan, Hasdemir, Burcu, Pandol, Stephen J, Rivier, Jean, Tan, Tanya, Yuan, Jingzhen   +6 more
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Association of demographic and clinical factors with risk of acute pancreatitis: An exposure‐wide Mendelian randomization study

Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2023
Background The incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP) is increasing over years, which brings enormous economy and health burden. However, the aetiologies of AP and underlying mechanisms are still unclear.
Qiu‐Yi Tang, Qi Yang, Xian‐Qiang Yu, Yu‐Xiu Liu, Zhi‐Hui Tong, Bai‐Qiang Li, Ya‐Ting Chen, Evan Yi‐Wen Yu, Wei‐Qin Li   +8 more
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Impact of multiple drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial bacteraemia on infected pancreatic necrosis patients

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
IntroductionMultiple drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial (MDR-GNB) bacteraemia poses a serious threat to patients in hospital. Infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) patients are a vulnerable population to infectious complications during hospitalization ...
Di Wu, Di Wu, Yan Jia, Wenhao Cai, Wenhao Cai, Yilin Huang, Arjun Kattakayam, Diane Latawiec, Robert Sutton, Jie Peng   +9 more
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Quality of Life in Chronic Pancreatitis is Determined by Constant Pain, Disability/Unemployment, Current Smoking, and Associated Co-Morbidities [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVES: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) has a profound independent effect on quality of life (QOL). Our aim was to identify factors that impact the QOL in CP patients.
Abberbock, Judah, Alkaade, Samer, Amann, Stephen T., Anderson, Michelle A., Baillie, John, Banks, Peter A., Brand, Randall E., Conwell, Darwin L., Cote, Gregory A., Forsmark, Christopher E., Gardner, Timothy B., Gelrud, Andres, Guda, Nalini M., Lewis, Michele D., Machicado, Jorge D., Muniraj, Thiruvengadam, Sandhu, Bimaljit S., Sherman, Stuart, Singh, Vikesh K., Slivka, Adam, Tang, Gong, Whitcomb, David C., Wilcox, C. Mel, Yadav, Dhiraj   +23 more
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Role of Fibre in Nutritional Management of Pancreatic Diseases [PDF]

, 2019
The role of fibre intake in the management of patients with pancreatic disease is still controversial. In acute pancreatitis, a prebiotic enriched diet is associated with low rates of pancreatic necrosis infection, hospital stay, systemic inflammatory ...
Badiali, Danilo, Bruno, Giovanni, Ribichini, Emanuela, Rossi, Sara, Sacchi, MARIA CARLOTTA, Severi, Carola, Stigliano, Serena, Zaccari, Piera   +7 more
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Circulating monocytes in acute pancreatitis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
Acute pancreatitis is a common gastrointestinal disease characterized by inflammation of the exocrine pancreas and manifesting itself through acute onset of abdominal pain.
Shiyu Liu, Peter Szatmary, Jing-wen Lin, Qiqi Wang, Robert Sutton, Lu Chen, Tingting Liu, Wei Huang, Wei Huang, Qing Xia   +9 more
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