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Nicotine ameliorates experimental severe acute pancreatitis via enhancing immunoregulation of CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells.
Pancreas - 1 Apr 2015
Zheng Yi-shan, Wu Zong-sheng, Zhang Lu-yao, Ke Lu, Li Wei-qin, Li Ning, Li Jie-shou
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Activation of "nicotinic anti-inflammatory pathway" could reduce severity of inflammation and injury induced by acute pancreatitis. However, the role of regulatory T (Treg) cells in this pathway is unclear. METHODS: Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) was induced in mice through retrograde injection of 50-μL 2% Na-taurocholate into the pancreatic duct of the mouse. In nicotine treatment group, nicotine...
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