"Ceruletide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A specific decapeptide obtained from the skin of Hila caerulea, an Australian amphibian. Caerulein is similar in action and composition to CHOLECYSTOKININ. It stimulates gastric, biliary, and pancreatic secretion; and certain smooth muscle. It is used in paralytic ileus and as diagnostic aid in pancreatic malfunction.
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D002108
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.456.241
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ceruletide" by people in Profiles.
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Intracellular Hmgb1 inhibits inflammatory nucleosome release and limits acute pancreatitis in mice. Gastroenterology. 2014 Apr; 146(4):1097-107.
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A priori dietary omega-3 lipid supplementation results in local pancreatic macrophage and pulmonary inflammatory response attenuation in a model of experimental acute edematous pancreatitis (AEP). JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2006 Jul-Aug; 30(4):271-6.
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Serine protease inhibitor causes F-actin redistribution and inhibition of calcium-mediated secretion in pancreatic acini. Gastroenterology. 2001 Jun; 120(7):1818-27.
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Water immersion stress prevents caerulein-induced pancreatic acinar cell nf-kappa b activation by attenuating caerulein-induced intracellular Ca2+ changes. J Biol Chem. 2001 Jun 01; 276(22):18742-7.