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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-2-17
pubmed:abstractText
Pancreatic trophism and pancreatic enzyme composition, and plasma levels of cholecystokinin, insulin, glucagon, and glucose in liver cirrhosis induced by chronic thioacetamide administration (0.02% in the drinking water for 12 mo) were studied in rats. Advanced liver cirrhosis was evident in all thioacetamide-treated rats. The weight of the pancreas and its contents of DNA, protein, trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, proelastase, secretory trypsin inhibitor, and amylase were significantly increased as compared to the controls. The pancreatic secretory enzyme content changes showed a nonparallelism, characteristic of a cholecystokinin effect. Light and electron microscopy revealed a normal pancreatic architecture. Bioassayed plasma cholecystokinin levels in both fed and 24-h-fasted cirrhotic rats were significantly higher than in the corresponding controls. The plasma glucose, insulin, and glucagon levels demonstrated hypoglycemic tendencies with a glucagon predominance. These findings indicate that advanced liver cirrhosis in the rat is accompanied by pancreatic hypertrophy and hyperplasia, which might be attributed, at least in part, to elevated circulating cholecystokinin levels.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0169-4197
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
157-66
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Pancreatic trophism in experimental liver cirrhosis.
pubmed:affiliation
1st Department of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University, Szeged, Hungary.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't