"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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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ceruletide" by people in Profiles.
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Adipose Stem Cell Therapy Mitigates Chronic Pancreatitis via Differentiation into Acinar-like Cells in Mice. Mol Ther. 2017 11 01; 25(11):2490-2501.
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Inhibition of Jak/STAT signaling reduces the activation of pancreatic stellate cells in vitro and limits caerulein-induced chronic pancreatitis in vivo. Sci Rep. 2017 05 11; 7(1):1787.
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Protection against chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic fibrosis in mice overexpressing pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor. Pancreas. 2010 Jan; 39(1):e24-30.
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Fatty acid synthase blockade protects steatotic livers from warm ischemia reperfusion injury and transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2004 Sep; 4(9):1440-7.
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Pancreatic secretion of total protein and of three hydrolases collected in healthy subjects via duodenoscopic cannulation. Effects of secretin, pancreozymin, and caerulein. Gastroenterology. 1975 Aug; 69(2):374-9.