Molecular mechanisms of pancreatic injury

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 444-451

  Sah, Raghuwansh P ^a   Saluja, Ashok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

acute pancreatitis; endoplasmic reticulum stress; NF B; trypsin

Indexed keywords

BETACELLULIN; CALCIUM; CATHEPSIN; CURCUMIN; DANTROLENE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; FLAVOCOXID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEMATIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LEXIPAFANT; MENADIONE; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1 INHIBITOR; MONTELUKAST; PENTOXIFYLLINE; QUERCETIN; RESVERATROL; RHO KINASE INHIBITOR; TACROLIMUS; THALIDOMIDE; TRYPSINOGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALDECOXIB;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; AUTOPHAGY; BIOENERGY; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL FATE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOPLASM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; HUMAN; LYSOSOME; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS CELL; PANCREAS INJURY; PANCREATIC DUCT CELL; PANCREATITIS; PH MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZYMOPHAGY;

ANIMALS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME PRECURSORS; HUMANS; NF-KAPPA B; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREATITIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 80051774435     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: 15317056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0b013e328349e346     Document Type: Review

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