1999
Mechanisms of intracellular zymogen activation
Gorelick F, Otani T. Mechanisms of intracellular zymogen activation. Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology 1999, 13: 227-240. PMID: 11030603, DOI: 10.1053/bega.1999.0021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrypsinogen activation peptideAcinar cellsZymogen processingDistinct subcellular compartmentsZymogen activationSerine proteasesIntracellular serine proteaseIntracellular zymogen activationCaerulein-induced pancreatitisAcinar cell compartmentPancreatic acinar cellsAcute pancreatitisSubcellular compartmentsHuman pancreatitisPancreatitisExperimental pancreatitisSupramaximal concentrationsHereditary pancreatitisLow-pH compartmentsPancreatic aciniTrypsinogen activationTrypsinogen processingGenetic diseasesCell pathwaysIntracellular activation
1998
Zymogen proteolysis within the pancreatic acinar cell is associated with cellular injury
Grady T, Mah’Moud M, Otani T, Rhee S, Lerch MM, Gorelick FS. Zymogen proteolysis within the pancreatic acinar cell is associated with cellular injury. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 275: g1010-g1017. PMID: 9815031, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.275.5.g1010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic acinar cellsAcinar cellsCellular injuryForms of pancreatitisAcinar cell injuryTrypsinogen activation peptideSecretagogue treatmentPathological activationCell injuryInjuryIsolated aciniHyperstimulationBombesin treatmentPancreatic aciniTrypsinogen processingImmunofluorescence studiesBombesin stimulationAciniCA1TreatmentDigestive zymogensActivationCellsZymogen activationZymogen processingTelenzepine-sensitive muscarinic receptors on rat pancreatic acinar cells
Schmid S, Modlin I, Tang L, Stoch A, Rhee S, Nathanson M, Scheele G, Gorelick F. Telenzepine-sensitive muscarinic receptors on rat pancreatic acinar cells. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 274: g734-g741. PMID: 9575856, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.274.4.g734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic acinar cellsAmylase secretionRat pancreatic acinar cellsMuscarinic receptorsAcinar cellsDifferent muscarinic receptor antagonistsM2 antagonist methoctramineMaximal amylase secretionMuscarinic receptor antagonistIsolated rat pancreatic aciniRat pancreatic aciniAntagonist methoctramineM3 subtypeM1 antagonistMuscarinic subtypesReceptor antagonistZymogen processingAntagonist sensitivityPancreatic aciniSecretionAntagonistSubtypesPotent inhibitorReceptorsDistinct patterns