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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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• Mist1-null mice are resistant to streptozotocin-induced beta cell damage.

  Streptozotocin (STZ), a pancreatic beta cell toxin, is used to induce diabetic conditions by targeting the Glut-2 transporter. We have recently identi…

  Authors: Elena N Fazio, Christopher L Pin

  Source: Biochemical and biophysical research communications. 2007 Feb 16

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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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