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ArticleInternational journal of endocrinology2016

4-Phenylbutyric Acid Attenuates Pancreatic Beta-Cell Injury in Rats with Experimental Severe Acute Pancreatitis.

Yu-Pu Hong, Wen-Yi Guo, Wei-Xing Wang, Liang Zhao, Ming-Wei Xiang, Fang-Chao Mei, Ablikim Abliz, Peng Hu, Wen-Hong Deng, Jia Yu

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Article in International journal of endocrinology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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Yu-Pu HongDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430060, China; Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Disease, 9 Zhangzhidong Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430060, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2007-1258
Wen-Yi GuoDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430060, China.
Wei-Xing WangDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430060, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3854-0083
Liang ZhaoDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430060, China; Central Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 9 Zhangzhidong Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430060, China.
Ming-Wei XiangDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430060, China; Central Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 9 Zhangzhidong Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430060, China.
Fang-Chao MeiDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430060, China; Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Disease, 9 Zhangzhidong Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430060, China.
Ablikim AblizDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430060, China.
Peng HuDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430060, China.
Wen-Hong DengDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430060, China.
Jia YuDepartment of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430060, China.
Wuhan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is a particular process with an imbalance of homeostasis, which plays an important role in pancreatitis, but little is known about how ER stress is implicated in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) induced pancreatic beta-cell injury. To investigate the effect of 4-phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA) on the beta-cell injury following SAP and the underlying mechanism, twenty-four Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham-operation (SO) group, SAP model group, and 4-PBA treatment group. SAP model was induced by infusion of 5% sodium taurocholate into the biliopancreatic duct. 4-PBA or normal saline was injected intraperitoneally for 3 days in respective group before successful modeling. Results showed that 4-PBA attenuated the following: (1) pancreas and islet pathological injuries, (2) serum TNF-α and IL-1β, (3) serum insulin and glucose, (4) beta-cell ultrastructural changes, (5) ER stress markers (BiP, ORP150, and CHOP), Caspase-3, and insulin expression in islet. These results suggested that 4-PBA mitigates pancreatic beta-cell injury and endocrine disorder in SAP, presumably because of its role in inhibiting excessive endoplasmic reticulum stress. This may serve as a new therapeutic target for reducing pancreatic beta-cell injury and endocrine disorder in SAP upon 4-PBA treatment.

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