Pancreaticopleural Fistula: A Review of Imaging Diagnosis and Early Endoscopic Intervention by Ali Kord Valeshabad, Jennifer Acostamadiedo, Lekui Xiao, Winnie Mar, Karen L. Xie

“…Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) showed a fistula tract between the left pleural cavity and pancreas which was confirmed on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). …”
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Recent Progress in Nanobiosensors for Precise Detection of Blood Glucose Level by Haniye Khosravi Ardakani, Mitra Gerami, Mostafa Chashmpoosh, Navid Omidifar, Ahmad Gholami

“…We begin with a definition of biosensors and their classification and basis, and then we examine the latest biosensors in glucose detection and new biosensors applications, including the artificial pancreas and updating quantum graphene data.…”
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Pancreatic Anastomosis Disruption Seven Years Postpancreaticoduodenectomy by Walid Faraj, Zaki Abou Zahr, Deborah Mukherji, Ahmad Zaghal, Mohamed Khalife

“…We are reporting a case of a 22 year-old female patient, who underwent a pancreaticoduodenectomy previously for a solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas and was re-admitted seven years later with a pancreatic leak following disruption of the pancreatico-jejunal anastomosis. …”
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An Unusual Case of Gullo’s Syndrome Concomitant with Serious Endometriosis Disease in a Postmenopausal Woman by Abdelhakim Ainahi, Abdellaziz Ziane, Lahcen Wakrim, Naima Elmdaghri, Abdelhamid Barakat

“…Over five years of regular pancreas surveillance, all clinical, biological, and imaging investigations were normal. …”
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Protein-Mediated Interactions of Pancreatic Islet Cells by Paolo Meda

“…The islets of Langerhans collectively form the endocrine pancreas, the organ that is soley responsible for insulin secretion in mammals, and which plays a prominent role in the control of circulating glucose and metabolism. …”
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An unusual presentation of IgG4-related disease by Upreti Rohit, Hegde Arun, Sengupta Prashant, Gupta Vikas, Jain Anurag, Kovilapu Uday Bhanu

“…It has since then been attracting substantial attention in many fields of medicine as it tends to involve either synchronously or metachronously, various organs, including the pancreas, bile duct, lacrimal gland, salivary gland, and many others. …”
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Pancreatic Myeloid Sarcoma Causing Obstructive Jaundice: A Case Report and Literature Review by Laura E. Lavette, Angela G. Niehaus, Clancy J. Clark, Jason D. Conway, Girish Mishra, Darius A. Jahann

“…It more rarely manifests in the pancreas, with less than 20 cases reported in the literature since 1987. …”
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Recombinant Lactococcus lactis Carrying IL-4 and IL-10 Coding Vectors Protects against Type 1 Diabetes in NOD Mice and Attenuates Insulitis in the STZ-Induced Model by Tatiane M. Preisser, Vanessa P. da Cunha, Mariana P. Santana, Vanessa B. Pereira, Denise C. Cara, Bianca M. Souza, Anderson Miyoshi

“…Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease that culminates in beta cell destruction in the pancreas and, subsequently, deficiency in insulin production. …”
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Maternal Diet Supplementation with n-6/n-3 Essential Fatty Acids in a 1.2 : 1.0 Ratio Attenuates Metabolic Dysfunction in MSG-Induced Obese Mice by Josiane Morais Martin, Rosiane Aparecida Miranda, Luiz Felipe Barella, Kesia Palma-Rigo, Vander Silva Alves, Gabriel Sergio Fabricio, Audrei Pavanello, Claudinéia Conationi da Silva Franco, Tatiane Aparecida Ribeiro, Jesuí Vergílio Visentainer, Elton Guntendeorfer Banafé, Clayton Antunes Martin, Paulo Cezar de Freitas Mathias, Júlio Cezar de Oliveira

“…Maternal flaxseed diet-supplementation decreased n-6/n-3 PUFAs ratio in the brain and pancreas and blocked glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, GIIS impairment, and obesity development. …”
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Cerium-based nanoplatform for severe acute pancreatitis: Achieving enhanced anti-inflammatory effects through calcium homeostasis restoration and oxidative stress mitigation by Tingyi Luo, Yujing Tang, Wangcheng Xie, Zhilong Ma, Jian Gong, Yonggui Zhang, Tingsong Yang, Xuyang Jia, Jia Zhou, Zhengyu Hu, Lin Han, Qigang Wang, Zhenshun Song

“…Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), a life-threatening inflammatory disease of the pancreas, has a high mortality rate (∼40 %). Current therapeutic approaches, including antibiotics, trypsin inhibitors, fasting, rehydration, and even continuous renal replacement therapy, yield limited clinical management efficacy. …”
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Confocal Endomicroscopy of Colorectal Polyps by Vivian M. Ussui, Michael B. Wallace

“…Immediate potential applications of CLE are to guide biopsy sampling in Barrett's esophagus and inflammatory bowel disease surveillance, evaluation of colorectal polyps, and intraductal imaging of the pancreas and bile duct. Data on these applications is rapidly emerging, and more is needed to clearly demonstrate the optimal applications of CLE. …”
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Iodixanol Density Gradient Preparation in University of Wisconsin Solution for Porcine Islet Purification by Michael P.M. Van der Burg, John M. Graham

“…Previously published as Graham, J.M. (2002) Purification of Islets of Langerhans from porcine pancreas. TheScientificWorldJOURNAL 2, 1657–1661. ISSN 1537-744X; DOI 10.1100/tsw.2002.847.Generally, prior to the purification of isolated pancreatic islets, the collagenase-digested tissue is incubated in the University of Wisconsin solution (UWS; ~320 mOsm) for osmotic stabilization to preserve or improve the density differences between islets and acinar fragments. …”
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Expression of a splice variant of the platelet-activating factor receptor transcript 2 in various human cancer cell lines by Ibtissam Youlyouz, Emmanuelle Magnoux, Laurence Guglielmi, Yves Denizot

“…Platelet-activating factor receptor (PAF-R) transcripts were analysed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction in five human cancer cell lines derived from the breast (BT20, SKBR3 and T47D cells), the pancreas (Miapaca cells) and the bladder (5637 cells) in order to confirm the existence of a splice variant of the PAF-R transcript 2. …”
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Optimization of the Hydrolysis of Safflower Oil for the Production of Linoleic Acid, Used as Flavor Precursor by Marya Aziz, Florence Husson, Selim Kermasha

“…Commercial lipases, from porcine pancreas (PPL), Candida rugosa (CRL), and Thermomyces lanuginosus (Lipozyme TL IM), were investigated in terms of their efficiency for the hydrolysis of safflower oil (SO) for the liberation of free linoleic acid (LA), used as a flavor precursor. …”
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D-Amino Acids in the Nervous and Endocrine Systems by Yoshimitsu Kiriyama, Hiromi Nochi

“…Furthermore, D-amino acids are detected in parts of the endocrine system, such as the pineal gland, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, pancreas, adrenal gland, and testis. D-Aspartate is being investigated for the regulation of hormone release from various endocrine organs. …”
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Pancreatic Cancer: Who Benefits from Curative Resection? by HG Beger, F Gansauge, G Leder

“…Therefore, extensive local resection combined with radical resection of lymphatic tissue, including lymph nodes around the head of the pancreas, retroperitoneal tissue and neural plexus around the great vessels, affords a longer median survival time than standard resection alone. …”
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Effect of Trigonella Foenum – Graceum in Diabetic Albino Wistar Rats and Their Antioxidant Properties by Komal Vishwakarma, Zunjarrao G. Badade, Archana Dhok, Arvind Kushwaha, Ranjit Ambad

“…Introduction: The WHO says diabetes is an incurable disease resulting from inadequate amounts of insulin produced by the β-cells of the pancreas or insufficient insulin use by the body. Diabetes mellitus is the 16th top cause of death globally. …”
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Large Bowel Obstruction, a Delayed Complication of Severe Gallstone Pancreatitis by Neeraj Lal, John Whiting, Rahul Hejmadi, Sudarsanam Raman

“…The most common site is the splenic flexure owing to its proximity to the pancreas. Initial management may be conservative, stenting, or surgical. …”
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Variations of Gastrocolic Trunk of Henle and Its Significance in Gastrocolic Surgery by Yuan Gao, Yun Lu

“…In the isolation of subpyloric area or hepatic flexure of the colon for gastrectomy or right hemicolectomy, lymph node dissection and ligation are often performed at the head of the pancreas and superior mesenteric vein, during which even a minor inadvertent error may lead to unwanted bleeding. …”
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How Does Interleukin-22 Mediate Liver Regeneration and Prevent Injury and Fibrosis? by Muhammad Babar Khawar, Fareeha Azam, Nadeem Sheikh, Khawaja Abdul Mujeeb

“…IL-22 is mainly produced by dendritic cells (DCs) and TH17, TH22, NK, and NKT cells and targets a number of body tissues including liver, pancreas, and other epithelial tissues. It provokes a series of downstream signaling pathways upon binding with IL-22R complex which protects liver damage through STAT3 activation. …”
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