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 communicationConnexin32PancreatitisLactate Reduces Liver and Pancreatic Injury in Toll-Like Receptor– and Inflammasome-Mediated Inflammation via GPR81-Mediated Suppression of Innate Immunity
Hoque R, Farooq A, Ghani A, Gorelick F, Mehal WZ. Lactate Reduces Liver and Pancreatic Injury in Toll-Like Receptor– and Inflammasome-Mediated Inflammation via GPR81-Mediated Suppression of Innate Immunity. Gastroenterology 2014, 146: 1763-1774. PMID: 24657625, PMCID: PMC4104305, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsArrestinsBeta-Arrestin 2Beta-ArrestinsCarrier ProteinsCell LineCeruletideChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryCytoprotectionDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDown-RegulationGalactosamineHumansImmunity, InnateInflammasomesInjections, IntraperitonealInterleukin-1betaLipopolysaccharidesLiverMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMonocytesNF-kappa BNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPancreasPancreatitisReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionSodium LactateToll-Like Receptor 4Toll-Like ReceptorsTransfectionConceptsToll-like receptorsRelease of IL1βAdministration of lipopolysaccharideOrgan injuryNF-κBCaspase-1TLR inductionAcute pancreatitisPyrin domain-containing protein 3Administration of lactatePromising immunomodulatory therapyAcute liver injuryAcute organ injuryMacrophages of miceDomain-containing protein 3Production of IL1βRAW 264.7 cellsConcentration of lactateAcute hepatitisImmunomodulatory therapyImmune hepatitisPancreatic injuryLactate receptorLiver injuryNLRP3 inflammasome