2008
The novel protein kinase C isoforms -δ and -ε modulate caerulein-induced zymogen activation in pancreatic acinar cells
Thrower EC, Osgood S, Shugrue CA, Kolodecik TR, Chaudhuri AM, Reeve JR, Pandol SJ, Gorelick FS. The novel protein kinase C isoforms -δ and -ε modulate caerulein-induced zymogen activation in pancreatic acinar cells. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2008, 294: g1344-g1353. PMID: 18388183, PMCID: PMC2975015, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00020.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute pancreatitisPancreatic acinar cellsAcinar cellsNM caeruleinInitiation of APProtein kinase CCaerulein-induced acute pancreatitisPremature zymogen activationPKC-epsilonSupraphysiological effectsInflammatory mediatorsIsoform-specific PKC inhibitorsPathological secretionPKC-deltaCaerulein administrationPancreatic tissueHormone cholecystokininSupranuclear regionVivo studiesCaerulein stimulationAcinar cell compartmentNovel protein kinase C isoformsActivator of PKCZymogen activation
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 activationCompartmentsActivation