2021
Ovariectomy Affects Acute Pancreatitis in Mice
Wang M, Gorelick F. Ovariectomy Affects Acute Pancreatitis in Mice. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2021, 67: 2971-2980. PMID: 34169436, PMCID: PMC8702581, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-07116-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvariectomized mouse modelEffects of estradiolOvariectomized miceAcute pancreatitisEstradiol levelsPancreatitis severityMouse modelPancreatic studiesSevere acute injurySerum estradiol levelsMild acute pancreatitisAcute pancreatitis severityEstradiol conditionsHospital mortalityHourly injectionsAcute injuryOvariectomized modelFemale hormonesEstradiol injectionPancreatitisEstradiol depletionCausative roleDisease severityConclusionsThese findingsMice
2010
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