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
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
1998
Zymogen 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