"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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D12.644.456.241
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2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ceruletide" by people in Profiles.
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Sharif R, Dawra R, Wasiluk K, Phillips P, Dudeja V, Kurt-Jones E, Finberg R, Saluja A. Impact of toll-like receptor 4 on the severity of acute pancreatitis and pancreatitis-associated lung injury in mice. Gut. 2009 Jun; 58(6):813-9.
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Dawra R, Ku YS, Sharif R, Dhaulakhandi D, Phillips P, Dudeja V, Saluja AK. An improved method for extracting myeloperoxidase and determining its activity in the pancreas and lungs during pancreatitis. Pancreas. 2008 Jul; 37(1):62-8.
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Singh VP, Bhagat L, Navina S, Sharif R, Dawra RK, Saluja AK. Protease-activated receptor-2 protects against pancreatitis by stimulating exocrine secretion. Gut. 2007 Jul; 56(7):958-64.
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Simovic MO, Ballard BR, Gray KD, Stain SC. The STAT4 and STAT6 pathways in pancreatitis-associated lung injury. J Surg Res. 2007 Jan; 137(1):10-5.
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Gray KD, Simovic MO, Chapman WC, Blackwell TS, Christman JW, May AK, Parman KS, Stain SC. Endotoxin potentiates lung injury in cerulein-induced pancreatitis. Am J Surg. 2003 Nov; 186(5):526-30.