2009
New Insights Into the Mechanisms of Pancreatitis
Gaisano HY, Gorelick FS. New Insights Into the Mechanisms of Pancreatitis. Gastroenterology 2009, 136: 2040-2044. PMID: 19379751, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceMolecular BiologyPancreatitis, Acute NecrotizingPancreatitis, AlcoholicPancreatitis, ChronicPrognosisRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsChronic 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
1999
Mechanisms of intracellular zymogen activation
Gorelick F, Otani T. Mechanisms of intracellular zymogen activation. Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology 1999, 13: 227-240. PMID: 11030603, DOI: 10.1053/bega.1999.0021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrypsinogen activation peptideAcinar cellsZymogen processingDistinct subcellular compartmentsZymogen activationSerine proteasesIntracellular serine proteaseIntracellular zymogen activationCaerulein-induced pancreatitisAcinar cell compartmentPancreatic acinar cellsAcute pancreatitisSubcellular compartmentsHuman pancreatitisPancreatitisExperimental pancreatitisSupramaximal concentrationsHereditary pancreatitisLow-pH compartmentsPancreatic aciniTrypsinogen activationTrypsinogen processingGenetic diseasesCell pathwaysIntracellular activation