Article
Current clinical opinion on CFTR dysfunction and patient risk of pancreatitis: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations.
Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Jun 2022
Phadke Madhura Y, Sellers Zachary M
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)-mediated chloride and bicarbonate secretion is integral to the pancreas' ability to produce the alkaline pancreatic juice required for proper activation of enzymes for digestion. Disruption in this process increases the risk for pancreatitis. AREAS COVERED: Using original basic and clinical research, as well as clinical case reports and...
Topics
- Chlorides
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
- Humans
- Mutation
- Pancreatitis
