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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology2021

Chemokine receptor 8 expression may be linked to disease severity and elevated interleukin 6 secretion in acute pancreatitis.

Mwangala Nalisa, Ekene Emmanuel Nweke, Martin D Smith, Jones Omoshoro-Jones, John Ws Devar, Rebecca Metzger, Tanya N Augustine, Pascaline N Fru

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Article in World journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  2. Roles of chemokines in pancreatitis: A review.World journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology · 2025
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  5. Circulating monocytes in acute pancreatitis.Frontiers in immunology · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mwangala NalisaDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, Gauteng, South Africa.
Ekene Emmanuel NwekeDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, Gauteng, South Africa.
Martin D SmithDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, Gauteng, South Africa.
Jones Omoshoro-JonesDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, Gauteng, South Africa.
John Ws DevarDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, Gauteng, South Africa.
Rebecca MetzgerInstitut für Immunologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München 80539, Germany.
Tanya N AugustineSchool of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, Gauteng, South Africa.
Pascaline N FruDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, Gauteng, South Africa. pascaline.fru@wits.ac.za.
University of the Witwatersrand · ZALudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory disease, which presents with epigastric pain and is clinically diagnosed by amylase and lipase three times the upper limit of normal. The 2012 Atlanta classification stratifies the severity of AP as one of three risk categories namely, mild AP (MAP), moderately severe AP (MSAP), and severe AP (SAP). Challenges in stratifying AP upon diagnosis suggest that a better understanding of the underlying complex pathophysiology may be beneficial.

aimTo identify the role of the chemokine receptor 8 (

methodsThis study was a prospective case-control study. A total of 40 patients were recruited from the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. Bioassays were performed on 29 patients (14 MAP, 11 MSAP, and 4 SAP) and 6 healthy controls as part of a preliminary study. A total of 12 mL of blood samples were collected at Day (D) 1, 3, 5, and 7 post epigastric pain. Using multiplex immunoassay panels, real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) arrays, and multicolour flow cytometry analysis, immune response-related proteins, genes, and cells were profiled respectively. GraphPad Prism™ software and fold change (FC) analysis was used to determine differences between the groups.

resultsThe concentration of IL-6 was significantly different at D3 post epigastric pain in both the MAP group and MSAP group with

conclusionThe higher levels of

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Acute PancreatitisChemokine Receptor 8LymphocytesMonocytesSeverityStratification, Interleukin-6

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