2020
TRPV4 helps Piezo1 put the squeeze on pancreatic acinar cells
Gorelick F, Nathanson MH. TRPV4 helps Piezo1 put the squeeze on pancreatic acinar cells. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 2199-2201. PMID: 32281947, PMCID: PMC7190901, DOI: 10.1172/jci136525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic acinar cellsCalcium signalingAcinar cellsPlasma membrane calcium channelsGenetic deletion modelsMembrane calcium channelsCytosolic calcium levelsCell culture systemDeletion modelTransient receptor potential vanilloidPathogenesis of pancreatitisSignalingCulture systemCellsPathwayStimulation pathwayCalcium channels
2018
Cigarette toxin 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) induces experimental pancreatitis through α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in mice
Alahmari AA, Sreekumar B, Patel V, Ashat M, Alexandre M, Uduman AK, Akinbiyi EO, Ceplenski A, Shugrue CA, Kolodecik TR, Tashkandi N, Messenger SW, Groblewski GE, Gorelick FS, Thrower EC. Cigarette toxin 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) induces experimental pancreatitis through α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in mice. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0197362. PMID: 29870540, PMCID: PMC5988302, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNNK treatmentHuman acinar cellsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsTrypsinogen activationAcetylcholine receptorsΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorIndependent risk factorMarkers of inflammationAcinar cellsΑ7nAChR knockout miceΑ7nAChR activationNeutrophil infiltrationWT miceAcute pancreatitisC57BL/6 miceCigarette smokingPancreatic edemaRisk factorsClinical studiesPancreatitisCigarette smokeKnockout miceExperimental pancreatitisΑ7 isoformPyknotic nucleiChapter 39 Structure-Function Relationships in the Pancreatic Acinar Cell
Gorelick F, Pandol S, Jamieson J. Chapter 39 Structure-Function Relationships in the Pancreatic Acinar Cell. 2018, 869-894. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-809954-4.00039-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein synthesisEnzyme precursorsRodent acinar cellsAcinar cellsZymogen granulesCritical physiologic functionsSecretion of enzymesStructure-function relationshipsMajor cell typesCellular functionsCell biologistsVesicular transportCell signalingGolgi complexHuman acinar cellsPhysiologic functionEndoplasmic reticulumDuct cellsCell organellesPancreatic acinar cellsCell typesEnzyme proteinDigestive enzymesEnzymeMajor physiologic function
2016
Inhibition of pancreatic acinar mitochondrial thiamin pyrophosphate uptake by the cigarette smoke component 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone
Srinivasan P, Thrower EC, Gorelick FS, Said HM. Inhibition of pancreatic acinar mitochondrial thiamin pyrophosphate uptake by the cigarette smoke component 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2016, 310: g874-g883. PMID: 26999808, PMCID: PMC4888549, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00461.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcinar CellsAnimalsAnion Transport ProteinsBiological TransportCarcinogensCell LineHistonesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondrial Membrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsNitrosaminesPancreasPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalRNA, MessengerThiamine PyrophosphateTobacco Smoke PollutionConceptsPancreatic acinar cellsThiamin pyrophosphateEffect of NNKSpecific plasma membrane transporterPlasma membrane transportersNormal mitochondrial functionMTPPT proteinHistone modificationsH3K4 trimethylationNuclear RNAH3K9 acetylationHeterogenous nuclear RNAMethylation profilesPromoter activityMitochondrial functionChronic exposureReduced expressionNormal metabolismTranscriptionΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorAcetylcholine receptorsCigarette smoke toxinsTransportersAcinar cellsUptake process
2015
Chronic Nicotine Exposure In Vivo and In Vitro Inhibits Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) Uptake by Pancreatic Acinar Cells
Srinivasan P, Thrower EC, Loganathan G, Balamurugan AN, Subramanian VS, Gorelick FS, Said HM. Chronic Nicotine Exposure In Vivo and In Vitro Inhibits Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) Uptake by Pancreatic Acinar Cells. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0143575. PMID: 26633299, PMCID: PMC4669105, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman pancreatic acinar cellsPancreatic acinar cellsNormal cellular functionThiamin uptakeTHTR-1Chronic exposureMurine pancreatic acinar cellsThiamin uptake processCellular functionsAcinar cellsThiamin pyrophosphokinaseMolecular biologyThiamin transporter-1Mouse pancreatic acinar cellsSpecific carrier-mediated processMitochondrial dysfunctionTHTR-2Chronic nicotine exposureTransporter 1Oxidative stressProteinExpressionNicotine impairsUptake processNicotine exposureEarly to Late Endosome Trafficking Controls Secretion and Zymogen Activation in Rodent and Human Pancreatic Acinar Cells
Messenger SW, Thomas D, Cooley MM, Jones EK, Falkowski MA, August BK, Fernandez LA, Gorelick FS, Groblewski GE. Early to Late Endosome Trafficking Controls Secretion and Zymogen Activation in Rodent and Human Pancreatic Acinar Cells. Cellular And Molecular Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2015, 1: 695-709. PMID: 26618189, PMCID: PMC4657148, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2015.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly endosomesRecycling endosomesEndosomal traffickingLate endosomesDominant-negative Rab11a mutantCellular damage responseAssociated membrane proteinLysosome-Associated Membrane ProteinsPIKfyve inhibitionApical traffickingPIKfyve activityEndosomal systemCCK-8Damage responseMembrane proteinsPlasma membraneAcinar cellsPIKfyvePharmacological inhibitorsPancreatic acinar cellsTraffickingEndosomesZymogen activationAdenoviral overexpressionCellular death
2014
Low pH enhances connexin32 degradation in the pancreatic acinar cell
Reed AM, Kolodecik T, Husain SZ, Gorelick FS. Low pH enhances connexin32 degradation in the pancreatic acinar cell. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2014, 307: g24-g32. PMID: 24812055, PMCID: PMC4080162, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00010.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic acinar cellsAcinar cellsGap junctionsGap junctional intercellular communicationIntercellular communicationRat pancreatic acinar cellsPredominant gap junction proteinExtracellular pHAcute pancreatitisJunctional intercellular communicationClinical conditionsGap junction proteinJunction proteinsGap junctional intracellular communicationAutophagic pathwayFirst evidenceCellsIntracellular communicationConnexin32Pancreatitis
2013
Tumor protein D52 controls trafficking of an apical endolysosomal secretory pathway in pancreatic acinar cells
Messenger SW, Thomas DD, Falkowski MA, Byrne JA, Gorelick FS, Groblewski GE. Tumor protein D52 controls trafficking of an apical endolysosomal secretory pathway in pancreatic acinar cells. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2013, 305: g439-g452. PMID: 23868405, PMCID: PMC3761242, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00143.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmature secretory granulesApical exocytosisTumor protein D52Endosomal compartmentsEndolysosomal compartmentsMinor regulated pathwayZymogen granule formationAcinar cellsEndosomal intermediatesISG maturationSerine 136Phosphorylation sitesTrans-GolgiSecretory pathwayAspartate substitutionContent proteinsRegulatory proteinsBrefeldin ASynaptotagmin-1Molecular componentsPancreatic acinar cellsGranule formationExocytosisLysosomal membraneLAMP1
2012
Activation of Soluble Adenylyl Cyclase Protects against Secretagogue Stimulated Zymogen Activation in Rat Pancreaic Acinar Cells
Kolodecik TR, Shugrue CA, Thrower EC, Levin LR, Buck J, Gorelick FS. Activation of Soluble Adenylyl Cyclase Protects against Secretagogue Stimulated Zymogen Activation in Rat Pancreaic Acinar Cells. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e41320. PMID: 22844459, PMCID: PMC3402497, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase AActivation of SACZymogen activationPancreatic acinar cellsSpecific subcellular domainsAcinar cellsActivation of zymogensCerulein-treated cellsSubcellular domainsDownstream targetsKinase ASAC activitySAC inhibitorAdenylyl cyclaseDistinct mechanismsAdenylyl cyclase inhibitorElevates levelsApical regionAmylase secretionCellsActivationAcinar cell vacuolizationCAMPCAMP accumulationCell vacuolizationCerulein hyperstimulation decreases AMP-activated protein kinase levels at the site of maximal zymogen activation
Shugrue C, Alexandre M, de Villalvilla A, Kolodecik TR, Young LH, Gorelick FS, Thrower EC. Cerulein hyperstimulation decreases AMP-activated protein kinase levels at the site of maximal zymogen activation. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2012, 303: g723-g732. PMID: 22821946, PMCID: PMC3468535, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00082.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAminoimidazole CarboxamideAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsCells, CulturedCeruletideCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesEnzyme PrecursorsGene Expression RegulationMaleMetforminOctoxynolPancreasPhosphorylationPyrazolesPyrimidinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRibonucleotidesSodium Dodecyl SulfateConceptsAdenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinaseZymogen activationAMPK activityPancreatic acinar cellsMonophosphate-activated protein kinaseVacuolar ATPase activityAMPK levelsDigestive enzyme zymogensAMPK effectsProtein kinaseProtein kinase levelsE subunitAcinar cellsTime-dependent translocationCompound CCellular modelPancreatitis responsesATPase activityDifferential centrifugationPremature activationChymotrypsin activityActivationInitiating eventSoluble fractionCerulein hyperstimulationSterile Inflammatory Response in Acute Pancreatitis
Hoque R, Malik AF, Gorelick F, Mehal WZ. Sterile Inflammatory Response in Acute Pancreatitis. Pancreas 2012, 41: 353-357. PMID: 22415665, PMCID: PMC3306133, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0b013e3182321500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDamage-associated molecular patternsSterile inflammatory responseAcute pancreatitisInterleukin-1βInflammatory responseExperimental pancreatitisNOD-like receptor protein 3High mobility group box protein 1Toll-like receptor 4Remote organ injuryReceptor protein 3Acinar cellsExperimental acute pancreatitisIL-1 receptorNovel therapeutic targetBox protein 1Necrotic acinar cellsDAMP receptorsShock protein 70Disease resolutionPancreatic injuryOrgan injuryInitial injuryIL-18Pharmacologic antagonismChapter 49 Structure–function Relationships in the Pancreatic Acinar Cell
Gorelick F, Jamieson J. Chapter 49 Structure–function Relationships in the Pancreatic Acinar Cell. 2012, 1341-1360. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-382026-6.00049-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein synthesisZymogen granulesAcinar cellsSecretion of enzymesStructure-function relationshipsNascent proteinsVesicular transportCell signalingEnzyme precursorsGolgi complexEndoplasmic reticulumPancreatic acinar cellsDigestive enzymesEnzymeModel systemExport protein synthesisVectorial mannerApical regionProteinCellsHormonal routesGranulesDigestionDietary proteinExocytosis
2010
Low Extracellular pH Induces Damage in the Pancreatic Acinar Cell by Enhancing Calcium Signaling*
Reed AM, Husain SZ, Thrower E, Alexandre M, Shah A, Gorelick FS, Nathanson MH. Low Extracellular pH Induces Damage in the Pancreatic Acinar Cell by Enhancing Calcium Signaling*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 286: 1919-1926. PMID: 21084290, PMCID: PMC3023488, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.158329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathogenesis of pancreatitisAcinar cellsRyR inhibitorsLow pHeDevelopment of pancreatitisRyanodine receptor inhibitorPancreatic acinar cellsReceptor inhibitorsClinical conditionsCellular injuryPancreatitisBasolateral regionExocrine pancreasPancreatitis responsesInjurious effectsCalcium signalingPathogenesisInduces damageInhibitorsCellsRyRsInjuryEarly stepsPancreasSensitizationAlcohol Abuse, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Pancreatitis
Pandol SJ, Gorelick FS, Gerloff A, Lugea A. Alcohol Abuse, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Pancreatitis. Digestive Diseases 2010, 28: 776-782. PMID: 21525762, PMCID: PMC3211518, DOI: 10.1159/000327212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsX-box binding protein 1Alcohol abuseChronic pancreatitisEthanol feedingUnfolded protein responseER stressSignificant pathological responseAcinar cellsAfrican American ethnicityEndoplasmic reticulum stressPancreatic manifestationAlcoholic pancreatitisAdaptive unfolded protein responseMinority of individualsChronic inflammationMost individualsPathological responseCommon causePancreatic diseaseApparent diseasePancreatitisBinding protein 1Heavy drinkersExocrine pancreasPancreas
2009
Genetic and pharmacologic manipulation of vacuolar ATPase: Effects on zymogen activation in pancreatic acini
Kolodecik T, Gorelick F, Thrower E. Genetic and pharmacologic manipulation of vacuolar ATPase: Effects on zymogen activation in pancreatic acini. Open Access Animal Physiology 2009, Volume 1: 1-11. PMID: 21572923, PMCID: PMC3092382, DOI: 10.2147/oaap.s7252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchZymogen activationVacuolar ATPaseATP-dependent proton pumpTreatment of cellsGenetic approachesE subunitAcinar cellsProton pumpPancreatic acinar cellsPancreatitis responsesDigestive enzymesAcute pancreatitisPremature activationVATPaseSiRNAATPaseActivationSalicylihalamideCellsRecent studiesOrthologuesBaseline levelsHigh dosesPharmacologic manipulationAmylase secretionThe Acinar Cell and Early Pancreatitis Responses
Gorelick FS, Thrower E. The Acinar Cell and Early Pancreatitis Responses. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2009, 7: s10-s14. PMID: 19896090, PMCID: PMC3073378, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.07.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcinar cellsAcid loadForms of pancreatitisAcute acid loadSpecific calcium channelsInhibition of secretionPathologic responseAcute pancreatitisPancreatic acinar cellsPathological elevationAbnormal calciumPancreatitis eventsCalcium-dependent phosphataseAlcohol abuseCalcium channelsHarmful stimuliSmall intestineCalcium releasePancreatitisTrypsinogen activationPancreatitis responsesCalcium occursSpecific intracellular signalsActivationIntracellular signalsReducing Extracellular pH Sensitizes the Acinar Cell to Secretagogue-Induced Pancreatitis Responses in Rats
Bhoomagoud M, Jung T, Atladottir J, Kolodecik TR, Shugrue C, Chaudhuri A, Thrower EC, Gorelick FS. Reducing Extracellular pH Sensitizes the Acinar Cell to Secretagogue-Induced Pancreatitis Responses in Rats. Gastroenterology 2009, 137: 1083-1092. PMID: 19454288, PMCID: PMC2736307, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.05.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcinar cellsAcute pancreatitisPancreatic acinar cellsSecretagogue-induced pancreatitisAcid loadAcid challengeAcute acid loadKey early eventPancreatic edemaClinical studiesCell injuryPancreatitisAmylase secretionIsolated aciniAbstractTextPhe effectTrypsinogen activationInjuryPancreatitis responsesZymogen activationAIMSEarly eventsRatsActivationRelevant concentrations
2008
Molecular basis for pancreatitis
Thrower E, Husain S, Gorelick F. Molecular basis for pancreatitis. Current Opinion In Gastroenterology 2008, 24: 580-585. PMID: 19122498, PMCID: PMC3030809, DOI: 10.1097/mog.0b013e32830b10e6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pancreatitisAcute pancreatitisPain responseAnimal modelsToll-like receptor 4Transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 1Specific neural receptorsSevere acute pancreatitisBasic science studiesChymotrypsin CShock protein 70Neural receptorsReceptor 4Chronic diseasesPancreatitisAlcohol abuseReceptor 2Subtype 1Potential treatmentPilot studyProtective mechanismAcinar cellsProtein 70Genetic factorsYear findingsThe novel protein kinase C isoforms -δ and -ε modulate caerulein-induced zymogen activation in pancreatic acinar cells
Thrower EC, Osgood S, Shugrue CA, Kolodecik TR, Chaudhuri AM, Reeve JR, Pandol SJ, Gorelick FS. The novel protein kinase C isoforms -δ and -ε modulate caerulein-induced zymogen activation in pancreatic acinar cells. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2008, 294: g1344-g1353. PMID: 18388183, PMCID: PMC2975015, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00020.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute pancreatitisPancreatic acinar cellsAcinar cellsNM caeruleinInitiation of APProtein kinase CCaerulein-induced acute pancreatitisPremature zymogen activationPKC-epsilonSupraphysiological effectsInflammatory mediatorsIsoform-specific PKC inhibitorsPathological secretionPKC-deltaCaerulein administrationPancreatic tissueHormone cholecystokininSupranuclear regionVivo studiesCaerulein stimulationAcinar cell compartmentNovel protein kinase C isoformsActivator of PKCZymogen activationProtein kinase C in the pancreatic acinar cell
Gorelick F, Pandol S, Thrower E. Protein kinase C in the pancreatic acinar cell. Journal Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2008, 23: s37-s41. PMID: 18336661, DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05282.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CKinase CCell-free reconstitution systemPancreatic acinar cellsAcinar cellsPathological responseSpecific PKC isoformsPathogenesis of pancreatitisReconstitution systemCellular eventsPKC isoformsActivation of proteasesApical secretionProtease activationCell eventsInflammatory mediatorsAcute pancreatitisPathological activationSupraphysiological concentrationsPancreatitisPathological effectsPancreatic aciniCholecystokininCellsActivation