Tobacco carcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone initiates and enhances pancreatitis responses
Alexandre M, Uduman AK, Minervini S, Raoof A, Shugrue CA, Akinbiyi EO, Patel V, Shitia M, Kolodecik TR, Patton R, Gorelick FS, Thrower EC. Tobacco carcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone initiates and enhances pancreatitis responses. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2012, 303: g696-g704. PMID: 22837343, PMCID: PMC3468532, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00138.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsAcetylcholine receptorsCigarette smoke toxinsParameters of pancreatitisPancreatitis responsesTobacco carcinogen 4Acinar cell responsesRat pancreatic aciniSmoke toxinsAcute pancreatitisCigarette smokingIntraperitoneal injectionAcinar cell preparationsClinical studiesLong-term effectsCarcinogen 4Pancreatitis modelAdrenergic receptorsReceptor typesCell responsesTobacco toxinsPyknotic nucleiNNKPancreatic aciniPancreatitis