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Pancreatic interstitial pH in human and feline chronic pancreatitis.
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PMID:  7557149     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Advanced chronic pancreatitis is associated with a reduction in pancreatic blood flow. To determine the physiological significance of this decrease, pancreatic interstitial pH was measured in a model of obstructive chronic pancreatitis in cats and in patients with chronic pancreatitis. METHODS: In cats, pancreatic interstitial pH and blood flow were measured serially under basal conditions and after secretory stimulation as chronic pancreatitis evolved. Basal pancreatic interstitial pH was also measured in patients undergoing an operation for chronic pancreatitis or periampullary cancer (controls). RESULTS: In normal cats, pancreatic interstitial pH was 7.41 +/- 0.01 and blood flow was 124 mL.min-1.(100 g pancreas-1). With the evolution of chronic pancreatitis, interstitial pH and blood flow progressively decreased to 7.21 +/- 0.04 (P < 0.007) and 75 +/- 11 (P < 0.007), respectively. From 1 to 2 weeks, secretory stimulation reduced pancreatic interstitial pH and blood flow further, but as secretory function was lost, this effect disappeared. In patients with chronic pancreatitis, the interstitial pH was lower (7.02 +/- 0.06) than in controls (7.25 +/- 0.04; P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: These observations are consistent with the hypothesis that, in chronic pancreatitis, acidic metabolites associated with pancreatic secretion accumulate within the pancreas, probably because of impaired blood flow.
Authors:
A G Patel; M T Toyama; C Alvarez; T N Nguyen; P U Reber; S W Ashley; H A Reber
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Gastroenterology     Volume:  109     ISSN:  0016-5085     ISO Abbreviation:  Gastroenterology     Publication Date:  1995 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-11-21     Completed Date:  1995-11-21     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374630     Medline TA:  Gastroenterology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1639-45     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Sepulveda Veterans Administration Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Animals
Cats
Chronic Disease
Female
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Male
Middle Aged
Pancreas / blood supply,  metabolism*
Pancreatitis / metabolism*,  physiopathology

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