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Mol Med Rep ; 30(1)2024 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38695254

RESUMEN

As a pluripotent cell, activated pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) can differentiate into various pancreatic parenchymal cells and participate in the secretion of extracellular matrix and the repair of pancreatic damage. Additionally, PSCs characteristics allow them to contribute to pancreatic inflammation and carcinogenesis. Moreover, a detailed study of the pathogenesis of activated PSCs in pancreatic disease can offer promise for the development of innovative therapeutic strategies and improved patient prognoses. Therefore, the present study review aimed to examine the involvement of activated PSCs in pancreatic diseases and elucidate the underlying mechanisms to provide a viable therapeutic strategy for the management of pancreas­related diseases.


Asunto(s)
Páncreas , Enfermedades Pancreáticas , Células Estrelladas Pancreáticas , Humanos , Células Estrelladas Pancreáticas/metabolismo , Células Estrelladas Pancreáticas/patología , Páncreas/metabolismo , Páncreas/patología , Páncreas/citología , Enfermedades Pancreáticas/patología , Enfermedades Pancreáticas/metabolismo , Animales , Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Diferenciación Celular , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/patología , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/metabolismo
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Pak J Pharm Sci ; 37(2): 307-314, 2024 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38767097

RESUMEN

Long-lasting hyperglycemia can potentially cause damage to organs such as the kidneys, liver and pancreas. Glimepiride (GLIM), as a drug of choice in the treatment of diabetes mellitus (DM), has the risk of decreasing the functioning of organs such as the kidneys, liver and pancreas. Black rice bran ethanol extract (EEBRB) with antioxidant content has been shown to protect the kidney, liver and pancreas organs. The aim of this study was to establish the effect of EEBRB on lowering fasting blood glucose (FBG) and protecting several organs after GLIM administration in alloxan (ALX)-induced hyperglycemic rats. A total of 20 rats were divided into 4 groups and treated for 21 days treatments using following preparations: normal control (NC), diabetic group (DC), GLIM 1 mg/ kgBW and combination of glimepiride 1mg/kgBW and EEBRB 50 mg/KgBW (GLBR). The results showed that the GLBR was able to lower blood glucose levels back to normal (<126 mg/dL) and protect kidney, liver and pancreas cells by increasing the amount in normal cells.


Asunto(s)
Glucemia , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental , Hipoglucemiantes , Riñón , Hígado , Oryza , Páncreas , Extractos Vegetales , Compuestos de Sulfonilurea , Animales , Compuestos de Sulfonilurea/farmacología , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Extractos Vegetales/aislamiento & purificación , Riñón/efectos de los fármacos , Riñón/metabolismo , Glucemia/efectos de los fármacos , Glucemia/metabolismo , Oryza/química , Hígado/efectos de los fármacos , Hígado/metabolismo , Hipoglucemiantes/farmacología , Hipoglucemiantes/aislamiento & purificación , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/tratamiento farmacológico , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/sangre , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/inducido químicamente , Páncreas/efectos de los fármacos , Páncreas/metabolismo , Páncreas/patología , Masculino , Ratas , Etanol/química , Ratas Wistar
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Cell Death Dis ; 15(5): 348, 2024 May 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38769308

RESUMEN

Regenerating gene family member 4 (Reg4) has been implicated in acute pancreatitis, but its precise functions and involved mechanisms have remained unclear. Herein, we sought to investigate the contribution of Reg4 to the pathogenesis of pancreatitis and evaluate its therapeutic effects in experimental pancreatitis. In acute pancreatitis, Reg4 deletion increases inflammatory infiltrates and mitochondrial cell death and decreases autophagy recovery, which are rescued by the administration of recombinant Reg4 (rReg4) protein. In chronic pancreatitis, Reg4 deficiency aggravates inflammation and fibrosis and inhibits compensatory cell proliferation. Moreover, C-X-C motif ligand 12 (CXCL12)/C-X-C motif receptor 4 (CXCR4) axis is sustained and activated in Reg4-deficient pancreas. The detrimental effects of Reg4 deletion are attenuated by the administration of the approved CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor (AMD3100). Mechanistically, Reg4 mediates its function in pancreatitis potentially via binding its receptor exostosin-like glycosyltransferase 3 (Extl3). In conclusion, our findings suggest that Reg4 exerts a therapeutic effect during pancreatitis by limiting inflammation and fibrosis and improving cellular regeneration.


Asunto(s)
Fibrosis , Mitocondrias , Proteínas Asociadas a Pancreatitis , Pancreatitis , Receptores CXCR4 , Animales , Proteínas Asociadas a Pancreatitis/metabolismo , Proteínas Asociadas a Pancreatitis/genética , Mitocondrias/metabolismo , Mitocondrias/patología , Pancreatitis/patología , Pancreatitis/metabolismo , Ratones , Receptores CXCR4/metabolismo , Receptores CXCR4/genética , Humanos , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ciclamas/farmacología , Masculino , Ratones Noqueados , Bencilaminas/farmacología , Quimiocina CXCL12/metabolismo , Proliferación Celular , Transducción de Señal , Autofagia , Páncreas/patología , Páncreas/metabolismo , Muerte Celular
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Development ; 151(9)2024 May 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38727565

RESUMEN

Proper embryonic development depends on the timely progression of a genetic program. One of the key mechanisms for achieving precise control of developmental timing is to use gene expression oscillations. In this Review, we examine how gene expression oscillations encode temporal information during vertebrate embryonic development by discussing the gene expression oscillations occurring during somitogenesis, neurogenesis, myogenesis and pancreas development. These oscillations play important but varied physiological functions in different contexts. Oscillations control the period of somite formation during somitogenesis, whereas they regulate the proliferation-to-differentiation switch of stem cells and progenitor cells during neurogenesis, myogenesis and pancreas development. We describe the similarities and differences of the expression pattern in space (i.e. whether oscillations are synchronous or asynchronous across neighboring cells) and in time (i.e. different time scales) of mammalian Hes/zebrafish Her genes and their targets in different tissues. We further summarize experimental evidence for the functional role of their oscillations. Finally, we discuss the outstanding questions for future research.


Asunto(s)
Desarrollo Embrionario , Regulación del Desarrollo de la Expresión Génica , Somitos , Animales , Desarrollo Embrionario/genética , Humanos , Somitos/metabolismo , Somitos/embriología , Desarrollo de Músculos/genética , Neurogénesis/genética , Neurogénesis/fisiología , Páncreas/embriología , Páncreas/metabolismo , Diferenciación Celular/genética
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Nat Commun ; 15(1): 3744, 2024 May 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38702321

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Cellular composition and anatomical organization influence normal and aberrant organ functions. Emerging spatial single-cell proteomic assays such as Image Mass Cytometry (IMC) and Co-Detection by Indexing (CODEX) have facilitated the study of cellular composition and organization by enabling high-throughput measurement of cells and their localization directly in intact tissues. However, annotation of cell types and quantification of their relative localization in tissues remain challenging. To address these unmet needs for atlas-scale datasets like Human Pancreas Analysis Program (HPAP), we develop AnnoSpat (Annotator and Spatial Pattern Finder) that uses neural network and point process algorithms to automatically identify cell types and quantify cell-cell proximity relationships. Our study of data from IMC and CODEX shows the higher performance of AnnoSpat in rapid and accurate annotation of cell types compared to alternative approaches. Moreover, the application of AnnoSpat to type 1 diabetic, non-diabetic autoantibody-positive, and non-diabetic organ donor cohorts recapitulates known islet pathobiology and shows differential dynamics of pancreatic polypeptide (PP) cell abundance and CD8+ T cells infiltration in islets during type 1 diabetes progression.


Asunto(s)
Algoritmos , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1 , Páncreas , Proteómica , Humanos , Proteómica/métodos , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1/patología , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1/metabolismo , Páncreas/citología , Páncreas/metabolismo , Islotes Pancreáticos/metabolismo , Islotes Pancreáticos/citología , Análisis de la Célula Individual/métodos , Redes Neurales de la Computación , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/metabolismo , Citometría de Imagen/métodos
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Int J Mol Sci ; 25(9)2024 Apr 26.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38731942

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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) can originate from acinar-to-ductal metaplasia (ADM). Pancreatic acini harboring oncogenic Kras mutations are transdifferentiated to a duct-like phenotype that further progresses to become pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) lesions, giving rise to PDAC. Although ADM formation is frequently observed in KrasG12D transgenic mouse models of PDAC, the exact mechanisms of how oncogenic KrasG12D regulates this process remain an enigma. Herein, we revealed a new downstream target of oncogenic Kras, cytokine CCL9, during ADM formation. Higher levels of CCL9 and its receptors, CCR1 and CCR3, were detected in ADM regions of the pancreas in p48cre:KrasG12D mice and human PDAC patients. Knockdown of CCL9 in KrasG12D-expressed pancreatic acini reduced KrasG12D-induced ADM in a 3D organoid culture system. Moreover, exogenously added recombinant CCL9 and overexpression of CCL9 in primary pancreatic acini induced pancreatic ADM. We also showed that, functioning as a downstream target of KrasG12D, CCL9 promoted pancreatic ADM through upregulation of the intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and metalloproteinases (MMPs), including MMP14, MMP3 and MMP2. Blockade of MMPs via its generic inhibitor GM6001 or knockdown of specific MMP such as MMP14 and MMP3 decreased CCL9-induced pancreatic ADM. In p48cre:KrasG12D transgenic mice, blockade of CCL9 through its specific neutralizing antibody attenuated pancreatic ADM structures and PanIN lesion formation. Furthermore, it also diminished infiltrating macrophages and expression of MMP14, MMP3 and MMP2 in the ADM areas. Altogether, our results provide novel mechanistic insight into how oncogenic Kras enhances pancreatic ADM through its new downstream target molecule, CCL9, to initiate PDAC.


Asunto(s)
Células Acinares , Carcinoma Ductal Pancreático , Metaplasia , Neoplasias Pancreáticas , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas p21(ras) , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno , Animales , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas p21(ras)/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas p21(ras)/metabolismo , Ratones , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Humanos , Carcinoma Ductal Pancreático/metabolismo , Carcinoma Ductal Pancreático/patología , Carcinoma Ductal Pancreático/genética , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/patología , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/genética , Metaplasia/metabolismo , Metaplasia/genética , Células Acinares/metabolismo , Células Acinares/patología , Ratones Transgénicos , Quimiocinas CC/metabolismo , Quimiocinas CC/genética , Proteínas Inflamatorias de Macrófagos/metabolismo , Proteínas Inflamatorias de Macrófagos/genética , Páncreas/metabolismo , Páncreas/patología
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Luminescence ; 39(5): e4765, 2024 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38769927

RESUMEN

Isovitexin is a main natural flavonoid component in various plants. Currently, the inhibitory effect of isovitexin on pancreatic lipase (PL) and its mechanism have not been elucidated yet. In the present study, we investigated the inhibitory effect of isovitexin on PL, as well as its interaction mechanism, using enzyme inhibition methods, spectroscopic analysis, and molecular simulations. Results showed that isovitexin possessed significant PL inhibitory activity, with IC50 values of 0.26 ± 0.02 mM. The interaction between isovitexin and PL was dominated by static quenching, and mainly through hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interaction forces. Analysis of fluorescence spectroscopy confirmed that isovitexin binding altered the conformation of the PL. Circular dichroism (CD) spectrum indicated that isovitexin altered the secondary structure of PL by decreasing the α-helix content and increasing the ß-fold content. Molecular simulations further characterize the conformational changes produced by the interaction between isovitexin with PL. The performed study may provide a new insight into the inhibitory mechanism of isovitexin as a novel PL inhibitor.


Asunto(s)
Apigenina , Dicroismo Circular , Inhibidores Enzimáticos , Lipasa , Páncreas , Espectrometría de Fluorescencia , Lipasa/antagonistas & inhibidores , Lipasa/metabolismo , Lipasa/química , Páncreas/enzimología , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/farmacología , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/química , Apigenina/química , Apigenina/farmacología , Animales
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Sci Rep ; 14(1): 11141, 2024 05 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38750103

RESUMEN

This study aimed to analyze the characteristics of the non-specific uptake (NSU) of 18F-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (18F-FAPI) of the pancreas and investigate the related factors. Totally, 78 patients who underwent both 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and 18F-FAPI PET/CT examinations were divided into normal (n = 53) and NSU (n = 25) groups. The differences in general information, medical history, laboratory indexes and uptake were compared. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to analyze the optimal cut-off values. The correlations between 18F-FAPI-SUVmax and blood cell analysis, liver function indexes, tumor markers, and inflammatory indices were analyzed. The logistic regression model was used to estimate the independent factors. Both 18F-FAPI (4.48 ± 0.98 vs. 2.01 ± 0.53, t = 11.718, P < 0.05) and 18F-FDG (2.23 ± 0.42 vs. 2.02 ± 0.44, t = 2.036, P = 0.045) showed significantly higher in NSU group. Patients in the NSU group tended to be complicated with a history of drinking (P = 0.034), chronic liver diseases (P = 0.006), and surgery of gastrectomy (P = 0.004). ROC analysis showed cutoff values of 3.25 and 2.05 for 18F-FAPI and 18F-FDG in identifying the NSU. Patients in the NSU group showed less platelet count, higher platelet volume, higher total bilirubin, direct or indirect bilirubin (P < 0.05). Platelet count, platelet crit, large platelet ratio, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), α-L-fucosidase, and total, direct or indirect bilirubin were correlated with 18F-FAPI-SUVmax (P < 0.05). AST [1.099 (1.014, 1.192), P = 0.021] and total bilirubin [1.137 (1.035, 1.249), P = 0.007] were two independent factors in the step forward logistic regression, and platelet/% [1.079 (1.004, 1.160), P = 0.039] and total bilirubin [1.459 (1.016, 2.095), P = 0.041] were two independent factors in the step backward logistic regression for the prediction of pancreatic uptake of 18F-FAPI. 18F-FAPI-PET/CT was better than 18F-FDG in predicting the pancreatic NSU, and NSU is related to a history of drinking, chronic liver diseases, gastrectomy, heteromorphic platelet, and impaired liver function.


Asunto(s)
Páncreas , Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Páncreas/metabolismo , Páncreas/diagnóstico por imagen , Anciano , Estudios Prospectivos , Fluorodesoxiglucosa F18 , Curva ROC , Adulto , Radiofármacos , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/diagnóstico por imagen , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/cirugía
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Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) ; 15: 1332895, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38694937

RESUMEN

Background: More than 700 million people worldwide suffer from diseases of the pancreas, such as diabetes, pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. Often dysregulation of potassium (K+) channels, co-transporters and pumps can promote development and progression of many types of these diseases. The role of K+ transport system in pancreatic cell homeostasis and disease development remains largely unexplored. Potassium isotope analysis (δ41K), however, might have the potential to detect minute changes in metabolic processes relevant for pancreatic diseases. Methods: We assessed urinary K isotope composition in a case-control study by measuring K concentrations and δ41K in spot urines collected from patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (n=18), other pancreas-related diseases (n=14) and compared those data to healthy controls (n=16). Results: Our results show that urinary K+ levels for patients with diseased pancreas (benign and pancreatic cancer) are significantly lower than the healthy controls. For δ41K, the values tend to be higher for individuals with pancreatic cancer (mean δ41K = -0.58 ± 0.33‰) than for healthy individuals (mean δ41K = -0.78 ± 0.19‰) but the difference is not significant (p=0.08). For diabetics, urinary K+ levels are significantly lower (p=0.03) and δ41K is significantly higher (p=0.009) than for the healthy controls. These results suggest that urinary K+ levels and K isotopes can help identify K disturbances related to diabetes, an associated factors of all-cause mortality for diabetics. Conclusion: Although the K isotope results should be considered exploratory and hypothesis-generating and future studies should focus on larger sample size and δ41K analysis of other K-disrupting diseases (e.g., chronic kidney disease), our data hold great promise for K isotopes as disease marker.


Asunto(s)
Diabetes Mellitus , Neoplasias Pancreáticas , Potasio , Humanos , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/orina , Masculino , Femenino , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Persona de Mediana Edad , Anciano , Potasio/orina , Diabetes Mellitus/orina , Diabetes Mellitus/metabolismo , Adulto , Páncreas/metabolismo , Isótopos/orina
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BMC Gastroenterol ; 24(1): 151, 2024 May 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38698325

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BACKGROUND: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a prevalent exocrine inflammatory disorder of the pancreas characterized by pancreatic inflammation and injury to acinar cells. Vitamin B6 (VB6) is a vital nutrient that plays a significant role in preserving human health and has anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects. METHODS: This study aimed to explore the potential pancreatic protective effects of VB6 in mitigating pancreatic inflammation and apoptosis induced by taurocholate sodium (TLCS) in an AP model and to assess the underlying mechanism of action. AP was induced in Sprague‒Dawley (SD) rats through TLCS administration and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated AR42J cells, followed by treatment with VB6. RESULTS: Various parameters associated with AP were assessed in both plasma and pancreatic tissues. VB6 has been shown to ameliorate the severity of AP through various mechanisms. It effectively reduces the levels of serum amylase, lipase, and inflammatory factors, thereby mitigating histological injury to the pancreas. Moreover, VB6 inhibited pancreatic apoptosis by downregulating bax expression and up-regulating Bcl2 expression in TLCS-treated rats. Additionally, VB6 suppressed the expression of caspase3. The anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects of VB6 observed in LPS-treated AR42J cells are consistent with those observed in a rat model of AP. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that VB6 exerts anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects through inhibition of the caspase3 signaling pathway and has a protective effect against AP.


Asunto(s)
Apoptosis , Caspasa 3 , Lipopolisacáridos , Pancreatitis , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Transducción de Señal , Ácido Taurocólico , Vitamina B 6 , Animales , Pancreatitis/tratamiento farmacológico , Pancreatitis/metabolismo , Pancreatitis/patología , Pancreatitis/inducido químicamente , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Caspasa 3/metabolismo , Ratas , Vitamina B 6/farmacología , Vitamina B 6/uso terapéutico , Masculino , Amilasas/sangre , Páncreas/patología , Páncreas/efectos de los fármacos , Páncreas/metabolismo , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Antiinflamatorios/farmacología , Enfermedad Aguda , Proteína X Asociada a bcl-2/metabolismo , Lipasa/metabolismo , Lipasa/sangre , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-bcl-2/metabolismo
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J Oleo Sci ; 73(5): 717-727, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38692894

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The anti-diabetic effect of Ficus carica (Fig) seed oil was investigated. 4 groups with 6 rats in each group were used in the experiment as control, diabetes (45 mg/kg streptozotocin), fig seed oil (FSO) (6 mL/ kg/day/rat by gavage) and diabetes+FSO groups. Glucose, urea, creatinine, ALT, AST, GSH, AOPP and MDA analyses were done. Pancreatic tissues were examined histopathologically. When fig seed oil was given to the diabetic group, the blood glucose level decreased. In the diabetes+FSO group, serum urea, creatinine, AOPP, MDA levels and ALT and AST activities decreased statistically significantly compared to the diabetes group, while GSH levels increased significantly, histopathological, immunohistochemical, and immunofluorescent improvements were observed. It has been shown for the first time that FSO has positive effects on blood glucose level and pancreatic health. It can be said that the protective effect of fig seed oil on tissues may be due to its antioxidant activity.


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Antioxidantes , Glucemia , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental , Ficus , Hipoglucemiantes , Páncreas , Aceites de Plantas , Semillas , Estreptozocina , Animales , Ficus/química , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/tratamiento farmacológico , Aceites de Plantas/farmacología , Aceites de Plantas/aislamiento & purificación , Semillas/química , Hipoglucemiantes/farmacología , Hipoglucemiantes/aislamiento & purificación , Glucemia/metabolismo , Masculino , Páncreas/efectos de los fármacos , Páncreas/patología , Páncreas/metabolismo , Antioxidantes/farmacología , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Creatinina/sangre
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Sci Rep ; 14(1): 10136, 2024 05 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38698049

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Exocrine and endocrine pancreas are interconnected anatomically and functionally, with vasculature facilitating bidirectional communication. Our understanding of this network remains limited, largely due to two-dimensional histology and missing combination with three-dimensional imaging. In this study, a multiscale 3D-imaging process was used to analyze a porcine pancreas. Clinical computed tomography, digital volume tomography, micro-computed tomography and Synchrotron-based propagation-based imaging were applied consecutively. Fields of view correlated inversely with attainable resolution from a whole organism level down to capillary structures with a voxel edge length of 2.0 µm. Segmented vascular networks from 3D-imaging data were correlated with tissue sections stained by immunohistochemistry and revealed highly vascularized regions to be intra-islet capillaries of islets of Langerhans. Generated 3D-datasets allowed for three-dimensional qualitative and quantitative organ and vessel structure analysis. Beyond this study, the method shows potential for application across a wide range of patho-morphology analyses and might possibly provide microstructural blueprints for biotissue engineering.


Asunto(s)
Imagenología Tridimensional , Imagen Multimodal , Páncreas , Animales , Imagenología Tridimensional/métodos , Páncreas/diagnóstico por imagen , Páncreas/irrigación sanguínea , Porcinos , Imagen Multimodal/métodos , Microtomografía por Rayos X/métodos , Islotes Pancreáticos/diagnóstico por imagen , Islotes Pancreáticos/irrigación sanguínea , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X/métodos
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Sci Rep ; 14(1): 10055, 2024 05 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38698058

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Endoscopic transgastric necrosectomy is crucial in the management of complications resulting from necrotizing pancreatitis. However, both real-time and visual-spatial information is lacking during the procedure, thereby jeopardizing a precise positioning of the endoscope. We conducted a proof-of-concept study with the aim of overcoming these technical difficulties. For this purpose, a three-dimensional (3D) phantom of a stomach and pancreatic necroses was 3D-printed based on spatial information from individual patient CT scans and subsequently integrated into a silicone torso. An electromagnetic (EM) sensor was adjusted inside the endoscope´s working channel. A software interface enabled real time visualization. The accuracy of this novel assistant system was tested ex vivo by four experienced interventional endoscopists who were supposed to reach seven targets inside the phantom in six different experimental runs of simulated endoscopic transgastric necrosectomy. Supported by endoscopic camera view combined with real-time 3D visualization, all endoscopists reached the targets with a targeting error ranging between 2.6 and 6.5 mm in a maximum of eight minutes. In summary, the EM tracking system might increase efficacy and safety of endoscopic transgastric necrosectomy at the experimental level by enhancing visualization. Yet, a broader feasibility study and further technical improvements are mandatory before aiming at implementation into clinical setting.


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Fenómenos Electromagnéticos , Humanos , Fantasmas de Imagen , Estómago/cirugía , Estómago/diagnóstico por imagen , Pancreatitis Aguda Necrotizante/cirugía , Pancreatitis Aguda Necrotizante/diagnóstico por imagen , Endoscopía/métodos , Páncreas/cirugía , Impresión Tridimensional , Sistemas de Navegación Quirúrgica , Imagenología Tridimensional/métodos
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Comput Methods Programs Biomed ; 250: 108205, 2024 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38703435

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The pancreas is a vital organ in digestive system which has significant health implications. It is imperative to evaluate and identify malignant pancreatic lesions promptly in light of the high mortality rate linked to such malignancies. Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) is a non-invasive precise technique to detect pancreas disorders, but it is highly operator dependent. Artificial intelligence (AI), including traditional machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) techniques can play a pivotal role to enhancing the performance of EUS regardless of operator. AI performs a critical function in the detection, classification, and segmentation of medical images. The utilization of AI-assisted systems has improved the accuracy and productivity of pancreatic analysis, including the detection of diverse pancreatic disorders (e.g., pancreatitis, masses, and cysts) as well as landmarks and parenchyma. This systematic review examines the rapidly developing domain of AI-assisted system in EUS of the pancreas. Its objective is to present a thorough study of the present research status and developments in this area. This paper explores the significant challenges of AI-assisted system in pancreas EUS imaging, highlights the potential of AI techniques in addressing these challenges, and suggests the scope for future research in domain of AI-assisted EUS systems.


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Inteligencia Artificial , Endosonografía , Páncreas , Humanos , Endosonografía/métodos , Páncreas/diagnóstico por imagen , Aprendizaje Automático , Aprendizaje Profundo , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades Pancreáticas/diagnóstico por imagen , Interpretación de Imagen Asistida por Computador/métodos , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador/métodos
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Cell Transplant ; 33: 9636897241248942, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38712762

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Recently, we and others generated induced tissue-specific stem/progenitor (iTS/iTP) cells. The advantages of iTS/iTP cells compared with induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are (1) easier generation, (2) efficient differentiation, and (3) no teratomas formation. In this study, we generated mouse induced pancreatic stem cells (iTS-P cells) by the plasmid vector expressing Yes-associated protein 1 (YAP). The iTS-P YAP9 cells expressed Foxa2 (endoderm marker) and Pdx1 (pancreatic marker) while the expressions of Oct3/4 and Nanog (marker of embryonic stem [ES] cells) in iTS-P YAP9 cells was significantly lower compared with those in ES cells. The iTS-P YAP9 cells efficiently differentiated into insulin-expressing cells compared with ES cells. The ability to generate autologous iTS cells may be applied to diverse applications of regenerative medicine.


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Proteínas Adaptadoras Transductoras de Señales , Diferenciación Celular , Células Madre Pluripotentes Inducidas , Proteínas Señalizadoras YAP , Animales , Ratones , Proteínas Adaptadoras Transductoras de Señales/metabolismo , Proteínas Adaptadoras Transductoras de Señales/genética , Células Madre Pluripotentes Inducidas/citología , Células Madre Pluripotentes Inducidas/metabolismo , Páncreas/citología , Páncreas/metabolismo , Transactivadores/metabolismo , Transactivadores/genética , Proteínas de Homeodominio/metabolismo , Proteínas de Homeodominio/genética , Factor Nuclear 3-beta del Hepatocito/metabolismo , Factor Nuclear 3-beta del Hepatocito/genética , Fosfoproteínas/metabolismo , Fosfoproteínas/genética , Factor 3 de Transcripción de Unión a Octámeros/metabolismo , Factor 3 de Transcripción de Unión a Octámeros/genética
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Nature ; 629(8012): 679-687, 2024 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38693266

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Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasias (PanINs) are the most common precursors of pancreatic cancer, but their small size and inaccessibility in humans make them challenging to study1. Critically, the number, dimensions and connectivity of human PanINs remain largely unknown, precluding important insights into early cancer development. Here, we provide a microanatomical survey of human PanINs by analysing 46 large samples of grossly normal human pancreas with a machine-learning pipeline for quantitative 3D histological reconstruction at single-cell resolution. To elucidate genetic relationships between and within PanINs, we developed a workflow in which 3D modelling guides multi-region microdissection and targeted and whole-exome sequencing. From these samples, we calculated a mean burden of 13 PanINs per cm3 and extrapolated that the normal intact adult pancreas harbours hundreds of PanINs, almost all with oncogenic KRAS hotspot mutations. We found that most PanINs originate as independent clones with distinct somatic mutation profiles. Some spatially continuous PanINs were found to contain multiple KRAS mutations; computational and in situ analyses demonstrated that different KRAS mutations localize to distinct cell subpopulations within these neoplasms, indicating their polyclonal origins. The extensive multifocality and genetic heterogeneity of PanINs raises important questions about mechanisms that drive precancer initiation and confer differential progression risk in the human pancreas. This detailed 3D genomic mapping of molecular alterations in human PanINs provides an empirical foundation for early detection and rational interception of pancreatic cancer.


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Secuenciación del Exoma , Mutación , Neoplasias Pancreáticas , Lesiones Precancerosas , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas p21(ras) , Humanos , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/genética , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/patología , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas p21(ras)/genética , Lesiones Precancerosas/genética , Lesiones Precancerosas/patología , Carcinoma in Situ/genética , Carcinoma in Situ/patología , Páncreas/citología , Femenino , Genómica , Análisis de la Célula Individual , Masculino , Aprendizaje Automático , Células Clonales/metabolismo , Células Clonales/citología , Heterogeneidad Genética , Imagenología Tridimensional , Adulto , Flujo de Trabajo
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Int J Mol Sci ; 25(9)2024 Apr 27.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38731997

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Glucose, the primary energy substrate for fetal oxidative processes and growth, is transferred from maternal to fetal circulation down a concentration gradient by placental facilitative glucose transporters. In sheep, SLC2A1 and SLC2A3 are the primary transporters available in the placental epithelium, with SLC2A3 located on the maternal-facing apical trophoblast membrane and SLC2A1 located on the fetal-facing basolateral trophoblast membrane. We have previously reported that impaired placental SLC2A3 glucose transport resulted in smaller, hypoglycemic fetuses with reduced umbilical artery insulin and glucagon concentrations, in addition to diminished pancreas weights. These findings led us to subject RNA derived from SLC2A3-RNAi (RNA interference) and NTS-RNAi (non-targeting sequence) fetal pancreases to qPCR followed by transcriptomic analysis. We identified a total of 771 differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Upregulated pathways were associated with fat digestion and absorption, particularly fatty acid transport, lipid metabolism, and cholesterol biosynthesis, suggesting a potential switch in energetic substrates due to hypoglycemia. Pathways related to molecular transport and cell signaling in addition to pathways influencing growth and metabolism of the developing pancreas were also impacted. A few genes directly related to gluconeogenesis were also differentially expressed. Our results suggest that fetal hypoglycemia during the first half of gestation impacts fetal pancreas development and function that is not limited to ß cell activity.


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Hipoglucemia , Páncreas , Placenta , Interferencia de ARN , Transcriptoma , Embarazo , Animales , Femenino , Placenta/metabolismo , Ovinos , Páncreas/metabolismo , Páncreas/embriología , Hipoglucemia/genética , Hipoglucemia/metabolismo , Transportador de Glucosa de Tipo 3/genética , Transportador de Glucosa de Tipo 3/metabolismo , Feto/metabolismo , Desarrollo Fetal/genética , Regulación del Desarrollo de la Expresión Génica , Glucosa/metabolismo , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica
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J Vis Exp ; (205)2024 Mar 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38557588

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It is crucial to study the human pancreas to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms associated with type 1 (T1D) and 2 diabetes (T2D) as well as the pancreas endocrine and exocrine physiology and interplay. Much has been learned from the study of isolated pancreatic islets, but this prevents examining their function and interactions in the context of the whole tissue. Pancreas slices provide a unique opportunity to explore the physiology of normal, inflamed, and structurally damaged islets within their native environment, in turn allowing the study of interactions between endocrine and exocrine compartments to better investigate the complex dynamics of pancreatic tissue. Thus, the adoption of the living pancreas slice platform represents a significant advancement in the field. This protocol describes how to generate living tissue slices from deceased organ donors by tissue embedding in agarose and vibratome slicing as well as their utilization to assess functional readouts such as dynamic secretion and live cell imaging.


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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1 , Islotes Pancreáticos , Páncreas Exocrino , Humanos , Páncreas Exocrino/cirugía , Páncreas/cirugía
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Magy Seb ; 77(1): 23-27, 2024 Apr 02.
Artículo en Húngaro | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38564281

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Az igen ritka felnottkori nem hiatális, azaz nem paraoesophagealis típusú transdiaphragmaticus sérveket - a veleszületett rekeszizom defektusok mintájára - általánosan Bochdalek, ill. Larey-Morgagni-sérveknek nevezik. Etiológia tekintetében a nem diagnosztizált és kezelt veleszületett eredet, a traumás kontúziós-szakadásos, az iatrogen, ill. a recidív típus említendo meg.Esetismertetésünkben egy felnottkori recidív, kizáródott Bochdalek-sérv sikeres mutéti ellátását ismertetjük. A 23 éves férfi beteg kórelozményében 11 éves korában bal oldali Bochdalek-sérv miatt végzett thoracoscopos rekeszizom sutura szerepel. Epigastrialis fájdalmak, hányinger, hányás, akut hasi megbetegedés klinikai tünetei miatt jelentkezett Intézetünkben. Az elvégzett sürgos mellkasi és hasi CT-vizsgálat a bal mellüregben elhelyezkedo, kizáródott, vékonybélkacsokat tartalmazó Bochdalek-sérvet igazolt. Sürgos laparotomia során az életképesnek bizonyult sérvtartalmat (a vékonybéltraktus 2/3 része, a colon flexura lienalisa és a pancreas farok) a hasüregbe reponáltuk, a sérvkaput direkt suturával zártuk, és szövetszeparáló sebészi hálóval fedtük, valamint a mellüreget draináltuk. A postoperatív szak eseménytelenül zajlott. Kontroll-CT-vizsgálat a reconstruált rekeszizom és pleuro-peritonealis rétegek folytonosságát mutatta. A 10. posztoperatív napon panaszmentesen bocsátottuk otthonába.Megbeszélés: Mint minden kizáródott sérv esetében, a diagnózis mihamarabbi felállítása és az idoben elvégzett mutét kulcsfontosságú. A mellkasi drenázs szükségességét minden esetnél körültekintoen mérlegelni kell. A mutét után a mell- és hasüregben kialakult új anatómiai viszonyok miatt cardialis és respiratoricus szövodmények alakulhatnak ki. Álláspontunk szerint a betegség ritkasága miatt centrumban kezelendo. Ezen ritka állapot sikeres gyógyítása többszakmás együttmuködésen alapul, melynek meghatározó eleme a helyesen megválasztott rekeszi felszínt helyreállító mutéti technika alkalmazása.


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Hernias Diafragmáticas Congénitas , Mentha , Adulto , Humanos , Dulces , Páncreas , Pleura
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