Molecular and cellular mechanisms of pancreatic injury
Thrower EC, Gorelick FS, Husain SZ. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of pancreatic injury. Current Opinion In Gastroenterology 2010, 26: 484-489. PMID: 20651589, PMCID: PMC3023172, DOI: 10.1097/mog.0b013e32833d119e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic injuryCellular mechanismsFibroblast growth factor 21Antiapoptotic effectGrowth factor 21Ameliorate injuryEndoplasmic reticulum stressChronic pancreatitisFactor 21Immune cellsExendin-4Endogenous trypsin inhibitorBile acidsDisease severityInjuryPancreatitisCausative factorsSensitizing factorTrypsinogen activationProtein CReticulum stressTrypsinogen mutationsBcl-2Intracellular eventsUpregulation of proteins