ArticleClinical and translational gastroenterology2015
Pancreatic juice prostaglandin e2 concentrations are elevated in chronic pancreatitis and improve detection of early disease.
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Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP): A Reliable, Non Invasive Method for Staging Chronic Pancreatitis From Minimal Change Disease to the Advanced Stages in Pediatrics
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The phase 1/2 trial of indomethacin in chronic pancreatitis (The PAIR trial): Protocol for a parallel multi-center randomized controlled trial.Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] · 2023Article
- Cyclooxygenase-2 and Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Are Overexpressed in Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts.Clinical and translational gastroenterology · 2019Article
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- Endoscopic Pancreas Fluid Collection: Methods and Relevance for Clinical Care and Translational Science.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2016Review
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- Curative role of mesenchymal stromal cells in chronic pancreatitis: Modulation of MAPK and TGF-β1/SMAD factors.International journal of immunopathology and pharmacologyArticle
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21 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesChronic pancreatitis (CP) may be difficult to diagnose in early stages. We aimed to measure pancreatic juice (PJ) prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) concentrations to determine whether they are elevated in CP and improve diagnosis of early disease.
methodsWe measured PJ PGE2 in 10 patients with established CP, 25 patients who met criteria for "minimal change" chronic pancreatitis (MCCP), and 10 normal control participants.
resultsMedian PJ PGE2 was elevated in CP (307 pg/ml, IQR (249-362)) and MCCP (568 pg/ml, (418-854)) compared with normal controls (104 pg/ml, (68-206)) (P≤ 0.001). Area under receiving operator curve (AUROC) for diagnosis of CP and MCCP was 0.9 and 0.62, respectively, for PJ bicarbonate concentration alone; AUROC was 1.0 and 0.94 for the combination of PJ bicarbonate and PGE2 concentrations.
conclusionsPJ PGE2 appears to be a biomarker for CP and is elevated in both established and "minimal change" chronic pancreatitis.
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