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Extracellular cleavage of E-cadherin by leukocyte elastase during acute experimental pancreatitis in rats.
Gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2005
Mayerle Julia, Schnekenburger Jürgen, Krüger Burkhard, Kellermann Josef, Ruthenbürger Manuel, Weiss F Ulrich, Nalli Angel, Domschke Wolfram, Lerch Markus M
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Cadherins play an important role in cell-cell contact formation at adherens junctions. During the course of acute pancreatitis, adherens junctions are known to dissociate-a requirement for the interstitial accumulation of fluid and inflammatory cells-but the underlying mechanism is unknown. METHODS: Acute pancreatitis was induced in rats by supramaximal cerulein infusion. The pancreas and lungs...
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