2009
Reducing 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
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 microscope
2004
Vacuolar ATPase Regulates Zymogen Activation in Pancreatic Acini*
Waterford SD, Kolodecik TR, Thrower EC, Gorelick FS. Vacuolar ATPase Regulates Zymogen Activation in Pancreatic Acini*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 280: 5430-5434. PMID: 15582989, PMCID: PMC2846595, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m413513200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmylasesAnimalsCalciumCarbacholCell MembraneCells, CulturedCeruletideChloroquineChymotrypsinEnzyme ActivationEnzyme PrecursorsHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMacrolidesMaleMonensinPancreasProtein SubunitsProtein TransportRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySolubilityThapsigarginTrypsinVacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPasesConceptsPancreatic acinar cellsSupramaximal concentrationsPancreatic aciniAcinar cellsVacuolar ATPase inhibitor bafilomycinConcentration-dependent mannerAcute pancreatitisEffects of agentsATPase inhibitor bafilomycinConcentration-dependent translocationWeak base chloroquineCaerulein stimulationIntracellular pHConcanamycin AChymotrypsin activationActivationBase chloroquineV-ATPase activationInhibitor bafilomycin
2003
Alcohol and Zymogen Activation in the Pancreatic Acinar Cell
Gorelick FS. Alcohol and Zymogen Activation in the Pancreatic Acinar Cell. Pancreas 2003, 27: 305-310. PMID: 14576492, DOI: 10.1097/00006676-200311000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic acinar cellsAcinar cellsSupraphysiologic concentrationsAcute pancreatitisAbility of alcoholMechanism of sensitizationEarly featureIsolated aciniCholecystokininPancreatic aciniInduced activationSensitizationPancreatitisAciniZymogen activationActivationLysosomal markersGranule compartmentCellsActivation of zymogens
2002
Alcohols enhance caerulein-induced zymogen activation in pancreatic acinar cells
Lu Z, Karne S, Kolodecik T, Gorelick FS. Alcohols enhance caerulein-induced zymogen activation in pancreatic acinar cells. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2002, 282: g501-g507. PMID: 11842000, PMCID: PMC2830557, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00388.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research