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A proinflammatory, antiapoptotic phenotype underlies the susceptibility to acute pancreatitis in cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (-/-) mice.
Gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2005
Dimagno Matthew J, Lee Sae-Hong, Hao Yibai, Zhou Shi-Yi, McKenna Barbara J, Owyang Chung
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene mutations are associated with pancreatic insufficiency and pancreatitis. Chronic pancreatitis, including cystic fibrosis-related disease, may exist as a continuum between acute and chronic disease and may manifest as recurrent pain. We hypothesized that cftr(m1UNC) (-/-) mice, which have no evidence of chronic pancreatitis, are susceptible to...
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