Pancreatic Cell News Volume 13.44 | Nov 8 2022

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    2022-11-08 | PACN 13.44


    Pancreatic Cell News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 13.44 – 8 November, 2022
    TOP STORY

    Targeting Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide-Mediated Signaling Enhances Response to Immune Checkpoint Therapy in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    The investigators showed that inhibiting vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor signaling enhanced anti-tumor immunity in murine PDAC models.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Explore Antibodies for Epithelial Cell Markers
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    Arid1a Loss Potentiates Pancreatic β-Cell Regeneration Through Activation of EGF Signaling

    Researchers showed that the ARID1A mammalian SWI/SNF complex subunit was a critical regulator of β-cell regeneration.
    [Cell Reports]

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    The Human Batokine EPDR1 Regulates β-Cell Metabolism and Function

    Human islets, EndoC-βH1 and INS1 832/13 cells were transfected with scramble and EPDR1 siRNAs, or treated with human EPDR1 protein, and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion assessed by ELISA.
    [Molecular Metabolism]

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    Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein Deficiency Protects against Severe Acute Pancreatitis by Suppressing Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase 1

    Scientists investigated the role of thioredoxin interacting protein in acute pancreatitis when induced by high doses of arginine.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    A Mouse Pancreatic Organoid Model to Compare PD-L1 Blocking Antibodies

    Investigators used a mouse pancreatic organoid model to compare three PD-L1 blocking antibodies in the presence or absence of IFNγ using a metabolic bioanalyzer.
    [mAbs]

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    A Rare PRSS1 p.S127C Mutation Is Associated With Chronic Pancreatitis and Causes Misfolding-Induced ER-Stress

    Following generation of an expression vector for the new PRSS1 variant, scientists compared its expression, secretion, and catalytic activity with already known PRSS1 risk variants in HEK 293T cells.
    [Pancreatology]

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    MACC1 Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis by Interacting with the EMT Regulator SNAI1

    Overexpression or knockdown of MACC1 in pancreatic cancer cells correspondingly promoted or inhibited pancreatic cancer cell migration and invasion in a MET proto-oncogene receptor tyrosine kinase-independent manner.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    ESE1/AGR2 Axis Antagonizes TGF-β-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Low-grade Pancreatic Cancer

    Epithelium-specific ETS transcription factor 1 (ESE1) was found to exhibit dual roles in regulation of malignant properties of PDAC cells in that its overexpression promoted cell proliferation, whereas its downregulation enhanced epithelial-mesenchymal transition phenotype.
    [Cancer Medicine]

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    Identification by Genetic Algorithm Optimized back Propagation Artificial Neural Network and Validation of a Four-Gene Signature for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Pancreatic Cancer

    In PDAC cell line, SLC6A14 or SPOCK1 knockdown inhibited cells proliferation, migration, and promoted cells apoptosis.
    [Heliyon]

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    REVIEWS

    The Past, Present, and Future Physiology and Pharmacology of Glucagon

    The authors describe the history of glucagon research from the past to the present and suggest some direction to the future of this field.
    [Cell Metabolism]

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    Pancreas Organoid Models of Development and Regeneration

    Investigators review the methods developed to generate pancreas organoids in vitro from embryonic, fetal and adult cells, as well as pluripotent stem cells.
    [Development]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    US Agency Seeks to Phase Out Animal Testing

    The FDA commits to exploring alternative methods to replace laboratory animals in developing new drugs and products.
    [Nature News]

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