Open AccessChronic stress sensitizes rats to pancreatitis induced by cerulein: Role of TNF-α
Author(s) -
Marcelo Gustavo Binker,
Andres A. Binker-Cosen,
Daniel A. Richards,
Herbert Y. Gaisano,
Rodica Cosen,
Laura Iris Cosen-Binker
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i44.5565
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatitis , endocrinology , cholecystokinin , ceruletide , acinar cell , tumor necrosis factor alpha , necrosis , stimulation , receptor
To investigate chronic stress as a susceptibility factor for developing pancreatitis, as well as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) as a putative sensitizer.