2021
Ketamine and xylazine effects in murine model of acute pancreatitis
Wang M, Gorelick FS. Ketamine and xylazine effects in murine model of acute pancreatitis. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2021, 320: g1111-g1122. PMID: 33881355, PMCID: PMC8285583, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00023.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKet/XylAcute pancreatitis inductionPancreatitis inductionNeural pathwaysAcute pancreatitisPancreatitis severityAnesthetic agent administrationPancreatitis responsesMild acute pancreatitisExperimental animal modelsAcute pancreatitis severityAcute pancreatitis outcomesMarkers of autophagyXylazine effectsHourly injectionsC57BL/6 miceFuture studiesAnesthetic agentsAnesthetic combinationMurine modelVivo effectsAnesthesia administrationDisease processAnimal modelsAgent administration
2018
Cigarette toxin 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) induces experimental pancreatitis through α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in mice
Alahmari AA, Sreekumar B, Patel V, Ashat M, Alexandre M, Uduman AK, Akinbiyi EO, Ceplenski A, Shugrue CA, Kolodecik TR, Tashkandi N, Messenger SW, Groblewski GE, Gorelick FS, Thrower EC. Cigarette toxin 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) induces experimental pancreatitis through α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in mice. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0197362. PMID: 29870540, PMCID: PMC5988302, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNNK treatmentHuman acinar cellsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsTrypsinogen activationAcetylcholine receptorsΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorIndependent risk factorMarkers of inflammationAcinar cellsΑ7nAChR knockout miceΑ7nAChR activationNeutrophil infiltrationWT miceAcute pancreatitisC57BL/6 miceCigarette smokingPancreatic edemaRisk factorsClinical studiesPancreatitisCigarette smokeKnockout miceExperimental pancreatitisΑ7 isoformPyknotic nuclei