There are many reviews of pancreatic acinar cell function and also of pancreatic duct
function, but there is an almost total absence of synthetic reviews bringing the integrated …

During the past decade, a considerable number of experimental studies have confirmed the
hypothesis that microcirculatory derangements play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of …

Pathologic responses arising from the pancreatic acinar cell appear to have a central role in
initiating acute pancreatitis. Environmental factors that sensitize the acinar cell to harmful …

Background: There is an unmet need for noninvasive imaging markers that can help identify
the aggressive subtype (s) of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) at diagnosis and at …

Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this review is to evaluate emerging, novel therapies
for the prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis. Recent Findings Rectal indomethacin reduces …

Although the majority of patients with chronic pancreatitis present a history of excessive
alcohol consumption, the pathophysiology underlying chronic alcoholic pancreatitis remains …

Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011; 33: 149–159 Summary Background Effectiveness of medical
therapies in chronic pancreatitis has been described in small studies of selected patients …

The pancreatic islets are more richly vascularized than the exocrine pancreas, and possess
a 5‐to 10‐fold higher basal and stimulated blood flow, which is separately regulated. This is …

One of the most challenging issues arising in patients with chronic pancreatitis is the
management of abdominal pain. Many competing theories exist to explain pancreatic pain …

Although the most common causes of chronic pancreatitis have not changed, it has become
clear that a host of modifying biochemical, inflammatory, neural, and genetic deviations …