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
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
1998
Codistribution of TAP and the granule membrane protein GRAMP-92 in rat caerulein-induced pancreatitis
Otani T, Chepilko S, Grendell J, Gorelick F. Codistribution of TAP and the granule membrane protein GRAMP-92 in rat caerulein-induced pancreatitis. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 275: g999-g1009. PMID: 9815030, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.275.5.g999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcinar cell compartmentNumber of vesiclesRecycling endosomesSupranuclear compartmentPancreatic acinar cellsTime-dependent mannerProcessing siteCell compartmentTrypsinogen processingPhysiological levelsZymogen granulesImmunofluorescence studiesCaerulein-induced pancreatitisAcinar cellsActivation peptideTrypsinogen activation peptidePathological activationCompartmentsActivationZymogen proteolysis within the pancreatic acinar cell is associated with cellular injury
Grady T, Mah’Moud M, Otani T, Rhee S, Lerch MM, Gorelick FS. Zymogen proteolysis within the pancreatic acinar cell is associated with cellular injury. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 275: g1010-g1017. PMID: 9815031, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.275.5.g1010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic acinar cellsAcinar cellsCellular injuryForms of pancreatitisAcinar cell injuryTrypsinogen activation peptideSecretagogue treatmentPathological activationCell injuryInjuryIsolated aciniHyperstimulationBombesin treatmentPancreatic aciniTrypsinogen processingImmunofluorescence studiesBombesin stimulationAciniCA1TreatmentDigestive zymogensActivationCellsZymogen activationZymogen processing