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• Fibroblast growth factor 21 reduces the severity of cerulein-induced pancreatitis in mice.

  BACKGROUND & AIMS: Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) acts as a hormonal regulator during fasting and is involved in lipid metabolism. Fgf21 gene exp…

  Authors: Charis L Johnson, Jacqueline Y Weston, Sami A Chadi, Elena N Fazio, Murray W Huff, Alexei Kharitonenkov, Anja Köester, Christopher L Pin

  Source: Gastroenterology. 2009 Nov

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• Identification of a transcription factor, BHLHB8, involved in mouse seminal vesicle epithelium differentiation and function.

  The seminal vesicle is a male accessory sex organ that develops from segments of the Wolffian duct adjacent to the urogenital sinus. It produces most …

  Authors: Christopher L Pin, Charis L Johnson, Bryan Rade, Agnes S Kowalik, Victoria C Garside, Michelle E Everest

  Source: Biology of reproduction. 2008 Jan

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• Mist1 is necessary for the establishment of granule organization in serous exocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract.

  Establishing a pool of granules at the luminal border is a key step during exocrine cell development in the pancreas and is necessary for efficient re…

  Authors: Charis L Johnson, Agnes S Kowalik, Nagalingam Rajakumar, Christopher L Pin

  Source: Mechanisms of development. 2004 Mar

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• Mice lacking the transcription factor Mist1 exhibit an altered stress response and increased sensitivity to caerulein-induced pancreatitis.

  Several animal models have been developed to investigate the pathobiology of pancreatitis, but few studies have examined the effects that altered panc…

  Authors: Agnes S Kowalik, Charis L Johnson, Sami A Chadi, Jacqueline Y Weston, Elena N Fazio, Christopher L Pin

  Source: American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology. 2007 Apr

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