2021
Sex Differences in the Exocrine Pancreas and Associated Diseases
Wang M, Gorelick F, Bhargava A. Sex Differences in the Exocrine Pancreas and Associated Diseases. Cellular And Molecular Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2021, 12: 427-441. PMID: 33895424, PMCID: PMC8255941, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2021.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19FemaleHormonesHumansMalePancreas, ExocrinePancreatic DiseasesPregnancySex CharacteristicsConceptsPancreatic diseaseSex differencesExocrine pancreasLevels of estrogenAcute pancreatitis modelOverall health outcomesSex-specific mechanismsNormal exocrine pancreasG protein-coupled receptorsSex-specific changesMajor sex differencesObstructive etiologyPremenopausal womenProtein-coupled receptorsPancreatic surgeryAdrenal glandPancreatic histopathologyPancreatic secretionProtective effectLow prevalenceGranule numberDiagnostic criteriaPancreatitis modelPancreatic anatomyAssociated disease
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
2019
Animal Models: Challenges and Opportunities to Determine Optimal Experimental Models of Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer.
Saloman JL, Albers KM, Cruz-Monserrate Z, Davis BM, Edderkaoui M, Eibl G, Epouhe AY, Gedeon JY, Gorelick FS, Grippo PJ, Groblewski GE, Husain SZ, Lai KKY, Pandol SJ, Uc A, Wen L, Whitcomb DC. Animal Models: Challenges and Opportunities to Determine Optimal Experimental Models of Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer. Pancreas 2019, 48: 759-779. PMID: 31206467, PMCID: PMC6581211, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000001335.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2010
Adaptive Unfolded Protein Response Attenuates Alcohol-Induced Pancreatic Damage
Lugea A, Tischler D, Nguyen J, Gong J, Gukovsky I, French SW, Gorelick FS, Pandol SJ. Adaptive Unfolded Protein Response Attenuates Alcohol-Induced Pancreatic Damage. Gastroenterology 2010, 140: 987-997.e8. PMID: 21111739, PMCID: PMC3057335, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.11.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalDNA-Binding ProteinsEndoplasmic ReticulumEthanolMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutPancreas, ExocrinePancreatitis, AlcoholicProtein Disulfide-IsomerasesRatsRats, WistarRegulatory Factor X Transcription FactorsStress, PhysiologicalTissue Culture TechniquesTranscription FactorsUnfolded Protein ResponseX-Box Binding Protein 1ConceptsProtein disulfide isomeraseX-box binding protein 1ER stressUPR regulatorOxidation of PDIER protein foldingDisulfide bond formationBinding protein 1Reticulum stress responseDisulfide isomeraseProtein foldingER functionProapoptotic signalsStress responseHuman disordersXBP1 deficiencyAcinar cell deathER dysfunctionCell deathXBP1 levelsAlcohol-induced ER stressPDI levelsProtein 1UPRWild-type miceLow 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 stepsPancreasSensitization
2007
Caerulein-induced intracellular pancreatic zymogen activation is dependent on calcineurin
Husain SZ, Grant WM, Gorelick FS, Nathanson MH, Shah AU. Caerulein-induced intracellular pancreatic zymogen activation is dependent on calcineurin. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2007, 292: g1594-g1599. PMID: 17332472, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00500.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmylasesAnimalsCalcineurinCalcineurin InhibitorsCalcium SignalingCells, CulturedCeruletideChelating AgentsChymotrypsinChymotrypsinogenDose-Response Relationship, DrugEgtazic AcidEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsMaleOkadaic AcidPancreas, ExocrinePeptidesPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySirolimusTacrolimusTacrolimus Binding ProteinsConceptsZymogen activationPancreatic acinar cellsProtein phosphatase 2BAcinar cellsAmylase secretionCalcineurin inhibitor FK506Calcineurin inhibitory peptidePhosphatase 2BDownstream effectorsChymotrypsin activityInhibitor FK506Isolated pancreatic acinar cellsAcute pancreatitisMicroM FK506Fluo-5FCaerulein stimulationSecretionCalcineurinInhibitory peptidesEnzyme secretionActivationCellsFK506Confocal microscopeScanning confocal microscopeCyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase and Epac mediate cyclic AMP responses in pancreatic acini
Chaudhuri A, Husain SZ, Kolodecik TR, Grant WM, Gorelick FS. Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase and Epac mediate cyclic AMP responses in pancreatic acini. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2007, 292: g1403-g1410. PMID: 17234888, PMCID: PMC2975017, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00478.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinaseZymogen activationCAMP-dependent protein kinaseStimulation of PKACyclic AMP-dependent protein kinasePancreatic acinar cellsAMP-dependent protein kinaseApical actin cytoskeletonCAMP-binding proteinsRole of PKAMuscarinic agonist carbacholIntracellular zymogen activationSupraphysiological concentrationsCAMP-dependent pathwayActin cytoskeletonApical cytoskeletonPhenotypic responsesPKA responseAgonist carbacholCarbachol-induced activationAcinar cellsDecreased secretionEpacCAMP pathwayPancreatic acini
2005
Zymogen activation in a reconstituted pancreatic acinar cell system
Thrower EC, de Villalvilla A, Kolodecik TR, Gorelick FS. Zymogen activation in a reconstituted pancreatic acinar cell system. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2005, 290: g894-g902. PMID: 16339296, PMCID: PMC2830560, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00373.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe ryanodine receptor mediates early zymogen activation in pancreatitis
Husain SZ, Prasad P, Grant WM, Kolodecik TR, Nathanson MH, Gorelick FS. The ryanodine receptor mediates early zymogen activation in pancreatitis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 14386-14391. PMID: 16186498, PMCID: PMC1242288, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0503215102.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Effects of increased intracellular cAMP on carbachol-stimulated zymogen activation, secretion, and injury in the pancreatic acinar cell
Chaudhuri A, Kolodecik TR, Gorelick FS. Effects of increased intracellular cAMP on carbachol-stimulated zymogen activation, secretion, and injury in the pancreatic acinar cell. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2004, 288: g235-g243. PMID: 15458924, PMCID: PMC2975016, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00334.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic acinar cellsSecretion of amylaseAcinar cellsCell injuryIntracellular cAMPForms of pancreatitisParameters of injuryAcinar cell injuryCholinergic agonist carbacholEnzyme secretionRat pancreatic acinar cellsAcute pancreatitisZymogen activationAgonist carbacholSupraphysiological concentrationsCellular injuryCarbacholInjuryPancreatic aciniCAMP productionUnstimulated aciniSecretionCellular cAMPPhysiological concentrationsPancreatitis