2011
TLR9 and the NLRP3 Inflammasome Link Acinar Cell Death With Inflammation in Acute Pancreatitis
Hoque R, Sohail M, Malik A, Sarwar S, Luo Y, Shah A, Barrat F, Flavell R, Gorelick F, Husain S, Mehal W. TLR9 and the NLRP3 Inflammasome Link Acinar Cell Death With Inflammation in Acute Pancreatitis. Gastroenterology 2011, 141: 358-369. PMID: 21439959, PMCID: PMC3129497, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.03.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1CeruletideCytoskeletal ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalDNAInflammasomesInterleukin-1MacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNecrosisNeutrophil InfiltrationNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPancreasPancreatitisPneumoniaProtein PrecursorsPurinergic P2X Receptor AntagonistsReceptors, Purinergic P2X7RNA, MessengerSeverity of Illness IndexSignal TransductionTaurolithocholic AcidToll-Like Receptor 9ConceptsToll-like receptor 9Acute pancreatitisWild-type miceAcinar cell deathPancreatic edemaTaurolithocholic acidDamage-associated molecular pattern receptorsResident immune cellsCell deathImmune cell populationsDevelopment of inflammationInitiation of inflammationCell populationsNew therapeutic strategiesMolecular pattern receptorsDAMP receptorsLung inflammationInflammatory infiltrateTLR9 expressionImmune cellsPancreatic necrosisReceptor 9TLR9 antagonistInflammasome activationPurinergic receptors
2010
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of pancreatic injury
Thrower EC, Gorelick FS, Husain SZ. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of pancreatic injury. Current Opinion In Gastroenterology 2010, 26: 484-489. PMID: 20651589, PMCID: PMC3023172, DOI: 10.1097/mog.0b013e32833d119e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic injuryCellular mechanismsFibroblast growth factor 21Antiapoptotic effectGrowth factor 21Ameliorate injuryEndoplasmic reticulum stressChronic pancreatitisFactor 21Immune cellsExendin-4Endogenous trypsin inhibitorBile acidsDisease severityInjuryPancreatitisCausative factorsSensitizing factorTrypsinogen activationProtein CReticulum stressTrypsinogen mutationsBcl-2Intracellular eventsUpregulation of proteins