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Kavutharapu S, Nagalla B, Abbagani V, Porika SK, Akka J, Nallari P, Ananthapur V. Role of proteases and antiprotease in the etiology of chronic pancreatitis. Saudi J Gastroenterol 2012; 18:364-8. [PMID: 23150021 PMCID: PMC3530990 DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.103427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is the progressive and irreversible destruction of the pancreas characterized by the permanent loss of endocrine and exocrine function. Trypsin, the most important digestive enzyme plays a central role in the regulation of all other digestive enzymes. Chymotrypsin, an endopeptidase hydrolyzes peptides at amino acids with aromatic side chains. Alpha-1-antitrypsin is a principal antiprotease which protects the mucosal tissue from the proteolytic effects of trypsin and chymotrypsin by the formation of molar complexes. The present study is aimed at examining the role of proteases (trypsin and chymotrypsin) and anti-protease (α1-anti-trypsin) in the etiopathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 90 CP patients and 110 age and sex matched controls were considered for the study. Serum trypsin, chymotrypsin and α1-anti-trypsin levels were determined prospectively in CP patients and compared to healthy controls as described previously. RESULTS The mean activity of trypsin were found to be increased in CP patients (X ± SD = 0.82 ± 0.838) in comparison to normal control group (X ± SD = 0.55 ± 0.328), (P = 0.001). Chymotrypsin activity were also found to be elevated in CP patients (X ± SD = 0.63 ± 0.278) in comparison to control group (X ± SD = 0.39 ± 0.295), (P = 0.0001). The mean α-1-anti-trypsin activity were found to be lowered in CP patients (X ± SD = 0.42 ± 0.494) in comparison to control group (X ± SD = 0.67 ± 0.465), with the variation being significant (P = 0.0003). CONCLUSION The findings suggest an imbalance in the synthesis and degradation of proteolytic enzymes and antiprotease indicating an altered aggressive and defensive role in the pathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis.
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- Srimanjari Kavutharapu
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases, Osmania University, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India
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- Division of Biostatistics, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases, Osmania University, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases, Osmania University, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India,Address for correspondence: Dr. Venkateshwari Ananthapur, Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases, Osmania University, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India. E-mail:
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Sarles H. Alcohol and the pancreas. ACTA MEDICA SCANDINAVICA. SUPPLEMENTUM 2009; 703:235-49. [PMID: 3911741 DOI: 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1985.tb08920.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Deest G, Ahmed SNS, Causse X. [Exocrin pancreatic deficiency revealing an alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 32:906-9. [PMID: 18926650 DOI: 10.1016/j.gcb.2008.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2008] [Revised: 06/15/2008] [Accepted: 06/17/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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There are genetic mutations taking part in the physiopathology of pancreatitis. The role of alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency in this pathology is debated. We report the case of a 60-year-old man with a pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. He was diagnosed with AAT deficiency. The phenotype was Pi SZ, with genotyping confirmation. The place of AAT deficiency in the midst of pancreatic diseases should be further studied.
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- G Deest
- Service d'hépatogastroentérologie, hôpital Trousseau, CHU de Tours, 37044 Tours cedex 9, France.
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Khoshbaten M, Khorram H, Madad L, Ehsani Ardakani MJ, Farzin H, Zali MR. Role of diclofenac in reducing post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008; 23:e11-6. [PMID: 17683501 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05096.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Acute pancreatitis following endoscopic retrograde cholangiography presents a unique opportunity for prophylaxis and early modification of the disease process because the initial triggering event is temporally well defined and takes place in the hospital. We report a prospective, single-center, randomized, double-blind controlled trial to determine if rectal diclofenac reduces the incidence of pancreatitis following cholangiopancreatography. METHODS Entry to the trial was restricted to patients who underwent endoscopic retrograde pancreatography. Immediately after endoscopy, patients were given a suppository containing either 100 mg diclofenac or placebo. Estimation of serum amylase level and clinical evaluation were performed in all patients. RESULTS One hundred patients entered the trial, and 50 received rectal diclofenac. Fifteen patients developed pancreatitis (15%), of whom two received rectal diclofenac and 13 received placebo (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS This trial shows that rectal diclofenac given immediately after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography can reduce the incidence of acute pancreatitis.
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American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: standards for the diagnosis and management of individuals with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007; 168:818-900. [PMID: 14522813 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.168.7.818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 630] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Sobczyńska-Tomaszewska A, Bak D, Oralewska B, Oracz G, Norek A, Czerska K, Mazurczak T, Teisseyre M, Socha J, Zagulski M, Bal J. Analysis of CFTR, SPINK1, PRSS1 and AAT mutations in children with acute or chronic pancreatitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2006; 43:299-306. [PMID: 16954950 DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000232570.48773.df] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Defects of PRSS1, SPINK1, CFTR and AAT are considered causative or predisposing to pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of these defects into molecular pathology of chronic pancreatitis (CP) and acute recurrent pancreatitis (ARP). METHODS Ninety-two children with CP or ARP, 55 family members and 50 controls were investigated. The subjects were screened for PRSS1 mutations: R122H, R122C, A16V, N29I; SPINK1 N34S variant; panel of 14 CFTR defects: INNOLiPA CFTR12, CFTRdele2,3 and IVS8-T variant or panel of 3 CFTR defects-F508del, CFTRdele2,3 and IVS8-T; AAT mutations: E264V, E342K. RESULTS We identified 1 mutated allele in at least 1 of 4 genes in 31 of 92 patients and 12 of 50 controls (P = 0.157). Mutations in SPINK1 and PRSS1 were most frequent. PRSS1 mutations were identified mainly in CP patients (9.6% of CP vs 2.5% of ARP alleles, P = 0.094), whereas N34S SPINK1 mutation was present with comparable frequency in CP and ARP patients (7.7% vs 10.0%, P = 0.768). The frequency of mutations in CFTR alleles was similar to controls (4.9% vs 5%, P = 0.587). Overall frequency of AAT mutations was lower than in the controls. Family studies showed that defects in the examined genes did not always segregate with disease. CONCLUSIONS PRSS1 defects seem to be causative for pancreatitis, whereas defects in SPINK1 are suggested to be associated with the disease. No association between CFTR mutations and pancreatitis was observed. The importance of AAT variants remains speculative.
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A review of the clinical manifestations of alpha(1)-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency, including lung disease and liver disease, and risk factors affecting the rate of decline in lung function in AAT deficient patients.
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- M Needham
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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In the last few years, several genes have been identified as being associated with hereditary and idiopathic chronic pancreatitis (CP), i.e. PRSS1, CFTR and SPINK1. In this study, we investigated 164 unrelated children and adolescents with CP for mutations in disease-associated genes by direct DNA sequencing, SSCP, RFLP and melting curve analysis. In 15 patients, we detected a PRSS1 mutation (8 with A16V, 5 with R122H, 2 with N29I), and in 34 patients, a SPINK1 mutation (30 with N34S, 4 with others). SPINK1 mutations were predominantly found in patients without a family history (29/121). Ten patients were homozygous for N34S, SPINK1 mutations were most common in 'idiopathic' CP, whereas patients with 'hereditary' CP predominantly showed a PRSS1 mutation (R122H, N29I). In patients without a family history, the most common PRSS1 mutation was A16V (7/121). In conclusion, our data suggest that CP may be inherited in a dominant, recessive or multigenetic manner as a result of mutations in the above-mentioned or as yet unidentified genes. This challenges the concept of idiopathic CP as a nongenetic disorder and the differentiation between hereditary and idiopathic CP. Therefore, we propose to classify CP as either 'primary CP' (with or without a family history) or 'secondary CP' caused by toxic, metabolic or other factors.
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- H Witt
- Department of Paediatrics, Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
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- Heiko Witt
- Department of Paediatrics, Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
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Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency is a genetic disorder commonly associated with pulmonary and hepatic injury. Low serum levels of this glycoprotein result in an imbalance between circulating protease and protease inhibitors, which is thought to play a role in the development of emphysema. In recent studies, a protease-to-protease inhibitor imbalance in patients with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency was thought to be a mechanism contributing to the development of chronic pancreatitis. The heterozygous phenotype and low levels of this glycoprotein have been reported to occur more frequently in patients with chronic pancreatitis than in healthy controls. We report a patient with Pi-SS phenotype alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency and chronic pancreatitis complicated by recurrent pancreatic pseudocysts and chronic abdominal pain. Our case supports the association between chronic pancreatitis and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency. Furthermore, this case provides support for the use of pancreatic stent drainage in the management of intractable abdominal pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis and a dominant stricture.
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- A A Rabassa
- Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Haber PS, Wilson JS, McGarity BH, Hall W, Thomas MC, Pirola RC. Alpha 1 antitrypsin phenotypes and alcoholic pancreatitis. Gut 1991; 32:945-8. [PMID: 1885078 PMCID: PMC1378968 DOI: 10.1136/gut.32.8.945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Altered frequencies of alpha 1 antitrypsin phenotypes have been reported in patients with chronic pancreatitis, suggesting a possible genetic basis for individual susceptibility to this disease. Alpha 1 antitrypsin phenotypes, with particular regard to alcoholic pancreatitis, were studied. Patients with alcoholic pancreatitis were compared with alcoholic control subjects with no history of pancreatic disease. Serum alpha 1 antitrypsin concentrations were raised in pancreatitis patients sampled within one month of an acute attack of pancreatitis, but otherwise values were similar to those of control subjects. There were no significant differences in alpha 1 antitrypsin phenotypes between alcoholics with pancreatitis and alcoholic control subjects. This study of alpha 1 antitrypsin phenotypes provides no evidence of an inherited susceptibility to alcoholic pancreatitis.
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- P S Haber
- Department of Gastroenterology, Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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Edmunds SE, Wilkinson ML. Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency and pancreatitis in a juvenile. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 1991; 21:345-7. [PMID: 1953516 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1991.tb04704.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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An 18-year-old female with PiSZ phenotype alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency presented with pancreatitis and a pancreatic pseudocyst. There were no other causative factors. Deficiency of alpha 1-antitrypsin may predispose to pancreatitis or exacerbate existing pancreatic disease.
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This is a critical review of papers published on definition, classification, etiology, and pathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis from 1981 to 1985. Articles published earlier will only be mentioned when they are necessary to the understanding of the present knowledge or when they are insufficiently known. The more ancient literature has been reviewed elsewhere. The etiology and pathogenesis section will be limited to calcifying pancreatitis which is the most frequent form of chronic pancreatitis. The etiology of chronic obstructive pancreatitis has been studied in another review. The simple fibrosis of the pancreas is excluded from this chapter.
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Kennedy JD, Talbot IC, Tanner MS. Severe pancreatitis and fatty liver progressing to cirrhosis associated with Coxsackie B4 infection in a three year old with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. ACTA PAEDIATRICA SCANDINAVICA 1986; 75:336-9. [PMID: 3008494 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1986.tb10211.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A 3-year-old girl in whom severe acute pancreatitis was associated with evidence of Coxsackie B4 virus infection was alpha-1-antitrypsin deficient. Lack of this modulator of proteolysis may have been responsible for her severe course. Fatty liver at presentation progressed to cirrhosis in the ensuing 18 months.
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Sarles H. Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Chronic Pancreatitis and the Role of the Pancreatic Stone Protein. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1984. [DOI: 10.1016/s0300-5089(21)00763-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Izquierdo R, Sandberg L, Nora MO, Squillaci G, Hoppensteadt D, Walenga J, Fareed J, Prinz RA. Comparative study of protease inhibitors on coagulation abnormalities in canine pancreatitis. J Surg Res 1984; 36:606-13. [PMID: 6202958 DOI: 10.1016/0022-4804(84)90147-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Coagulation abnormalities induced by pancreatitis were studied in 36 dogs. The 12 dogs in group I underwent a duodenotomy alone. The six dogs in groups II, III, IV, and V had pancreatitis induced by bile injection (1 cc/kg) into the pancreatic duct. Twenty minutes after bile-induced pancreatitis, group III was given 1.0 mg/kg aprotinin (trasylol), group IV was given 10 mg/kg S-2441, a new synthetic protease inhibitor, and group V was given 0.5 mg/kg alpha 2-antitrypsin by intravenous infusion over 10 min. Blood was drawn for amylase, protime (PT), partial thromboplastin time (PTT), fibrinogen, and platelets, in addition to markers of hypercoagulation, fibrinopeptide A, and antithrombin III, and markers of fibrinolysis, B beta 15-42 immunoreactive peptide (IP), and alpha 2-antiplasmin at baseline, 1/2, 1, 3, 6, 24, 48, and 72 hr after duodenotomy or bile injection. There was no significant difference in PT, platelets, antithrombin III, and fibrinopeptide A among the five groups. With the induction of pancreatitis (group II), serum amylase was significantly elevated but fibrinogen only became elevated at 24 hr and PTT at 48 hr. The increase in B beta 15-42 IP seen 30 min after induction of pancreatitis and the decrease in alpha 2-antiplasmin were blunted by aprotinin, alpha 1-antitrypsin, and S-2441, but inhibition of the rise in amylase and B beta 15-42 IP only reached significance with S-2441 (P less than 0.05). Pancreatitis-induced fibrinolysis was inhibited by S-2441 suggesting that synthetic protease inhibitors may play a therapeutic role in pancreatitis.
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