2024
Has a Hundred Years of Pursuing Proteases Helped to Palliate Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis More Than Placebo?
Singh V, Gorelick F. Has a Hundred Years of Pursuing Proteases Helped to Palliate Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis More Than Placebo? Gastroenterology 2024, 166: 559-561. PMID: 38311123, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.01.039.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Renalase is a novel tissue and serological biomarker in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Gao Y, Wang M, Guo X, Hu J, Chen TM, Finn S, Lacy J, Kunstman JW, H. C, Bellin MD, Robert ME, Desir GV, Gorelick FS. Renalase is a novel tissue and serological biomarker in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0250539. PMID: 34587190, PMCID: PMC8480607, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedMonoamine OxidaseNeoplasm GradingPancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisUp-RegulationYoung AdultConceptsPlasma renalase levelsBorderline resectable PDACRenalase levelsPDAC precursor lesionsOverall survivalPDAC tissuesTumor characteristicsResectable PDACChronic pancreatitisPrecursor lesionsNormal pancreasPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma growthAdvanced tumor characteristicsVaried clinical stagesWorse tumor characteristicsNode-positive diseasePancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaNormal pancreatic headSpindle-shaped cellsPlasma renalaseRenalase expressionUnderwent resectionAbdominal traumaPancreatic headPositive disease
2020
Zinc: Roles in pancreatic physiology and disease
Wang M, Phadke M, Packard D, Yadav D, Gorelick F. Zinc: Roles in pancreatic physiology and disease. Pancreatology 2020, 20: 1413-1420. PMID: 32917512, PMCID: PMC7572834, DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2020.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZinc deficiencyReduced zinc levelsPancreatic injuryChronic pancreatitisAcute pancreatitisIL-1βInflammatory cytokinesGastrointestinal diseasesPancreatic diseaseIntestinal absorptionAnimal modelsMacrophage activationCalcium homeostasisNutritional deficienciesBiologic effectsPancreatic physiologyZinc levelsCellular changesDiseasePreliminary dataPancreatitisInflammationEssential trace elementDeficiencyCytokines
2018
Anatomy, Histology, and Fine Structure of the Pancreas
Longnecker D, Gorelick F, Thompson E. Anatomy, Histology, and Fine Structure of the Pancreas. 2018, 10-23. DOI: 10.1002/9781119188421.ch2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPancreatic stellate cellsStellate cellsPrevention of pancreatitisPancreatic surgeryChronic pancreatitisMajor cell typesBlood supplyPancreatic fibrosisPancreatic anatomyClinical experienceEndocrine componentUltrastructural anatomyPancreatitisPancreasDuct systemCell typesAnatomyCellsSurgeryFibrosisHistologicHistologyCancerNew findingsExocrine
2017
Academic Pancreas Centers of Excellence: Guidance from a multidisciplinary chronic pancreatitis working group at PancreasFest
Sheth SG, Conwell DL, Whitcomb DC, Alsante M, Anderson MA, Barkin J, Brand R, Cote GA, Freedman SD, Gelrud A, Gorelick F, Lee LS, Morgan K, Pandol S, Singh VK, Yadav D, Wilcox CM, Hart PA. Academic Pancreas Centers of Excellence: Guidance from a multidisciplinary chronic pancreatitis working group at PancreasFest. Pancreatology 2017, 17: 419-430. PMID: 28268158, PMCID: PMC5525332, DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2017.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pancreatitisPancreas centerManagement of CPDisease-related morbidityProgressive inflammatory diseaseMultidisciplinary managementSurgical treatmentPancreatic functionInflammatory diseasesMedical treatmentGuidance statementsConsensus opinionPancreatitisAcademic physiciansTreatmentWorking GroupLiterature reviewMorbidityGroupEpidemiologyDiseasePhysiciansDiagnosis
2013
Models of Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
Lerch MM, Gorelick FS. Models of Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis. Gastroenterology 2013, 144: 1180-1193. PMID: 23622127, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.12.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pancreatitisModels of AcuteInfluence of inflammationAutoimmune chronic pancreatitisChronic ethanol feedingCombination of lipopolysaccharideMechanisms of pathogenesisAcinar cell responsesHuman diseasesPancreatic cancerSevere diseaseRodent modelsEthanol feedingSupraphysiologic concentrationsPancreatitisPancreatitis modelAnimal modelsTherapeutic interventionsCell responsesDiseaseFurther characterizationEarly stagesAcuteInflammationCholecystokinin
2011
The Emerging Role of Smoking in the Development of Pancreatitis
Alexandre M, Pandol SJ, Gorelick FS, Thrower EC. The Emerging Role of Smoking in the Development of Pancreatitis. Pancreatology 2011, 11: 469-474. PMID: 21986098, PMCID: PMC3222114, DOI: 10.1159/000332196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopment of pancreatitisTobacco smokingChronic pancreatitisAcute pancreatitisCigarette smokingPancreatic cancerBACKGROUND/Cigarette smokeElectronic searchSmokingPancreatitisOnly articlesEmerging RolePancreasNicotineOriginal articlesRiskMetabolitesSpecific constituentsPubMedCancerDiseaseDoseProgression
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 proteinsAlcohol 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
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 findings
1997
Alcohol and Acute Pancreatitis
Robles-Diaz G, Gorelick F. Alcohol and Acute Pancreatitis. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 1997, 70: 77-87. PMCID: PMC2589130.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1983
Diabetes mellitus and the exocrine pancreas.
Gorelick FS. Diabetes mellitus and the exocrine pancreas. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 1983, 56: 271-5. PMID: 6367237, PMCID: PMC2589620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes mellitusAcute pancreatitisChronic pancreatitisConcurrent hepatic diseasePrimary diabetes mellitusPancreatic exocrine functionEffect of insulinCarbohydrate intoleranceAcute illnessGlucose intolerancePancreatic calcificationGlucagon releaseExocrine functionHepatic diseaseInsulin administrationInsulin secretionPeripheral tissuesPancreatitisEndocrine pancreasInsulin productionGlucose utilizationMellitusPortal systemDiabetesExocrine pancreas