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Cytokine profiling of pancreatic fluid using the ePFT collection method in tandem with a multiplexed microarray assay.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21569776     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cytokines are secreted immunomodulating proteins involved in pancreatic stellate cell activation and propagation of fibrosis in chronic pancreatitis. We aim to show that cytokines can be identified from pancreatic fluid by (1) collecting pancreatic fluid with the ePFT method, (2) processing the fluid for cytokine-targeted microarray analysis, and (3) comparing cytokine profiles in pancreatic fluid of chronic pancreatitis (CP) patients and of chronic abdominal pain (CAP) controls. We endoscopically collected pancreatic fluid from patients with CP and those with CAP using the ePFT method. This fluid was subjected directly to a multiplexed cytokine protein microarray assay. Six patients (3 CP, 3 CAP) underwent a secretin-stimulated ePFT. The mean peak bicarbonate concentrations [meq/L] of the CP and CAP patients were 43 and 97, respectively. Statistically significant decreases in the cytokine concentrations of EGF, IP-10, eotaxin, IL-3, MIP-1a, IL-15, PDGF-AB/BB, and IL-1a were observed in the CP specimens (p<0.05). We have successfully identified differences in the abundance of cytokines in ePFT-collected pancreatic fluid with a multiplexed microarray assay comparing CP and CAP controls. Further targeted investigation of cytokines in ePFT-collected fluid will broaden our knowledge of pancreatic immune response and pathogenesis in chronic pancreatitis.
Authors:
Joao A Paulo; Linda S Lee; Bechien Wu; Peter A Banks; Hanno Steen; Darwin L Conwell
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2011-05-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of immunological methods     Volume:  369     ISSN:  1872-7905     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Immunol. Methods     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-06-15     Completed Date:  2011-08-15     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1305440     Medline TA:  J Immunol Methods     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  98-107     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, United States.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abdominal Pain / physiopathology
Adult
Chronic Disease
Cytokines / analysis*
Endoscopy*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pancreatic Function Tests / methods*
Pancreatic Juice / chemistry*
Pancreatitis, Chronic / physiopathology
Protein Array Analysis / methods*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1 F32 DK085835-01A1/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; 1 R21 DK081703-01A2/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; 5 P30 DK034854-24/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R21 DK081703-01A2/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cytokines

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