胰多肽对急性胰腺炎大鼠的细胞保护作用

用5%牛磺胆酸钠-胰蛋白酶溶液直接注入大鼠胰导管,制备成急性出血坏死性胰腺炎模型。由腹腔于制备前预防性地和制备后治疗性地结合注射剂量为3μg/kg 的牛胰多肽,能使病鼠的死亡率由对照的100%降到33%,已死鼠平均存活时间由对照的13±3小时延长到20±2小时,血清淀粉酶浓度升高的峰值降为对照的35%,胰腺组织学切片呈轻度急性胰腺炎或向慢性胰腺炎转化。单纯在制备前预防性地注射牛胰多肽或仅在制备后作治疗性注射,也有同样作用,但效果较差。这项结果提示,胰多肽对急性出血坏死性胰腺炎具有预防和治疗两方面的功效,即对胰腺有细胞保护作用。抑制胰酶的分泌和释放可能是它的作用机制之一。     

牛胰多肽对急性胰腺炎大鼠胰组织中磷脂酶A和胰蛋白酶活性的影响

以0.25％牛磺胆酸钠-0.25％胰蛋白酶溶液注入大鼠胰导管制备急性(出血坏死性)胰腺炎模型。观察剂量为 3μg/kg的牛胰多肽(BPP)对胰腺炎大鼠胰组织磷脂酶 A(PA)活性、钙含量、胰蛋白酶活性以及血清α_1-抗胰蛋白酶抑制力(STIC)的影响。结果如下:1.在伴注BPP的胰腺炎组,PA 活性、钙含量、胰蛋白酶活性及STIC 分别降为胰腺炎组的51％(P<0.001),75％(P<0.001)、20％(P<0.001)以及24％(P<0.001);2.在伴注碳酰胆碱的胰腺炎组,上述四项指标的水平升高。但在伴注碳酰胆碱及BPP 两者的胰腺炎组却分别降至伴注碳酰胆碱的胰腺炎组的39％(P<0.005)、51％(P<0.001)、40％(P<0.001)以及 59％(P<0.001);3.在伴注Ca~(2 )的胰腺炎组,上述四项指标剧升,注射 BPP对其无影响。结果提示,BPP 能降低大鼠胰组织内磷脂酶A 和胰蛋白酶活性及胰内钙沉积量。机制可能与 BPP打断胰酶活化链有关,是否还影响腺泡细胞膜上M受体的功能,有待探讨。     

双歧杆菌合剂促进急性坏死性胰腺炎肠粘膜损伤修复的 …

观察双歧杆菌合剂对急性坏死性胰腺炎犬肠粘膜损伤修复的作用。经主胰管注入牛磺胆酸钠和胰蛋白酶复制犬ＡＮＰ模型,观察ＡＮＰ时及双歧杆菌合剂治疗粘膜组织结构变化,肠组织蛋白,丙二醛含量及肠通透性改变,检测血中内毒素水平,脏器细菌培养。     

生长激素对实验性坏死性胰腺炎肠道菌易位的影响

目的 :观察生长激素 (GH)对急性坏死性胰腺炎 (ANP)肠道菌易位及内毒素血症的影响。方法 :采用逆行胰胆管注射 5 %牛磺胆酸钠溶液制备雄性SD大鼠ANP模型。将SD大鼠随机分为 :假手术组 (shamoperation ,SO) ;ANP组 ;ANP加GH组 ,予GH(0 .75U/kg ,皮下注射 )治疗 ,术后一天采样。 结果 :(1)SD大鼠长期存活 ,GH组大鼠术后 5d存活率明显高于ANP组 ;(2 )GH组血清淀粉酶、脂肪酶明显低于ANP组 ;(3)GH组腹水、肝脏、肠系膜淋巴结、胰腺细菌培养阳性率明显低于ANP组 ,菌种鉴定主要为肠杆菌 ;(4 )GH治疗可明显减轻胰腺炎性细胞浸润 ,但对胰腺出血、坏死程度无明显影响 ;(5 )GH治疗可明显降低ANP大鼠血清内毒素水平 [(0 .0 4 8± 0 .0 15 )EU/mlvs (0 .0 76± 0 .0 12 )EU/ml,P <0 .0 5 ]。结论 :GH治疗可明显减少ANP大鼠早期肠道细菌易位 ,降低血清内毒素水平 ,改善预后。     

清胰汤对大鼠急性坏死性胰腺炎IL-6,IL-10 及肠道通透性影响

目的:探讨清胰汤改善大鼠急性坏死性胰腺炎(acute necrotizing pancreatitis)ANP炎症反应及肠道通透性功能的治疗效果及机制。方法:将72只雄性SD大鼠随机分为3组,其中2组大鼠采用从胰腺被膜下多点缓慢均匀注入3.8%牛黄胆酸钠(0.5ml/100g)建立大鼠急性坏死性胰腺炎模型,再分为急性坏死性胰腺炎常规治疗组(A组)、清胰汤干预治疗组(B组),其他24只大鼠为假手术组(S组),每组再随机分为24h、48h、72h组。各组于12h后给于肠内营养,B组肠内营养后给于2次清胰汤2.5ml/100g,A组、S组给于同等剂量生理盐水。各组于建模后24h、48h、72h处死,腹腔动脉取血检测血清淀粉酶浓度、IL-6、IL-10、D-乳酸水平。结果:48h时点B组IL-10水平较A组高(P<0.05);72时点B组血清淀粉酶水平较A组低(P<0.01),IL-6水平较A组低(P<0.01),IL-10水平较A组高(P<0.01),D-乳酸水平较A组低(P<0.01)。结论:清胰汤可以上调IL-10改善大鼠急性胰腺炎炎症反应从而降低肠道通透性。     

清胰汤对大鼠急性坏死性胰腺炎IL-6,IL-10及肠道通透性影响

目的：探讨清胰汤改善大鼠急性坏死性胰腺炎（acute necrotizing pancreatitis）ANP炎症反应及肠道通透性功能的治疗效果及机制。方法：将72只雄性SD大鼠随机分为3组,其中2组大鼠采用从胰腺被膜下多点缓慢均匀注入3.8%牛黄胆酸钠（0.5ml/100g）建立大鼠急性坏死性胰腺炎模型,再分为急性坏死性胰腺炎常规治疗组（A组）、清胰汤干预治疗组（B组）,其他24只大鼠为假手术组（S组）,每组再随机分为24h、48h、72h组。各组于12h后给于肠内营养,B组肠内营养后给于2次清胰汤2.5ml/100g,A组、S组给于同等剂量生理盐水。各组于建模后24h、48h、72h处死,腹腔动脉取血检测血清淀粉酶浓度、IL-6、IL-10、D-乳酸水平。结果：48h时点B组IL-10水平较A组高（P〈0.05）;72时点B组血清淀粉酶水平较A组低（P〈0.01）,IL-6水平较A组低（P〈0.01）,IL-10水平较A组高（P〈0.01）,D-乳酸水平较A组低（P〈0.01）。结论：清胰汤可以上调IL-10改善大鼠急性胰腺炎炎症反应从而降低肠道通透性。     

急性坏死性胰腺炎大鼠胰腺外分泌细胞中hsp70基因的表达

给大鼠胆胰管内逆行注射牛磺胆酸钠制备急性坏死性胰腺炎动物模型,采用Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ杂交及免疫组织化学方法检测了ｈｓｐ７０基因在胰腺外分泌细胞中的表达。Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ杂交分析发现,术后１ｈ即出现ｈｓｐ７０ｍＲＮＡ的高表达,然后开始下降,术后８－１６ｈ恢复至对照组水平。免疫组织化学检测发现,术后１ｈ即可见明显的ＨＳＰ７０蛋白染色,２ｈ最强,然后开始减弱,一直持续至１６ｈ,仍高于对照组水平;阳性染色位于腺泡细胞顶部并呈大颗粒状,而基底部、细胞核及腺泡腔内未见阳性信号。推测急性胰腺炎时胰腺外分泌细胞高表达ｈｓｐ７０基因,可能与其参与大量合成的胰酶的转运及抑制胰酶激活等保护作用有关。     

急性出血坏死性胰腺炎肝损伤中TLR2, 4mRNA和蛋白的表达

目的:观察急性出血坏死性胰腺炎肝损伤中TLR-2、TLR4的表达水平,分析TLR2和TLR4在AHNP肝损伤中的表达意义。方法:48只成年Wistar大鼠作为实验动物,随机分为对照组和造模组各24只,造模组利用牛磺胆酸钠建立AHNP模型,在造模后3 h、12 h以及24 h时,每组分别各取8只大鼠,应用RT-PCR法检测TLR2、TLR4mRNA表达水平,应用Western blot检测肝脏组织中TLR2、TLR4蛋白表达水平。结果:造模后,造模组TLR2mRNA、TLR4mRNA、TLR2蛋白、TLR4蛋白显著升高,且在造模后12 h出现峰值,与同时段对照组相比差异显著(P0.01)。结论:急性出血坏死性胰腺炎肝损伤组织中TLR2、TLR4mRNA和蛋白表达水平异常升高,TLR2、TLR4可能参与了急性出血坏死性胰腺炎肝损伤发生发展过程。     

雨蛙素联合脂多糖致小鼠重症急性胰腺炎模型的建立及其机理的探讨

为建立一种快速、简便、无创伤性的小鼠重症急性胰腺炎模型。本实验运用雨蛙素联合脂多糖小鼠腹腔内给药;血淀粉酶和胰腺湿重测定;胰腺和胰外器官病理学检查;腺泡细胞透射电镜观察;血清NO浓度测定;胰腺组织SOD和MDA测定。结果发现,丙蛙素联合脂多糖组血淀粉酶、NO浓度和胰腺湿重均增高,SOD活力降低,MDA含量升高,胰腺间质水肿、实质出血坏死、炎症细胞浸润,腺泡细胞受损严重,胰外多器官受到不同程度的损害;雨蛙素组胰腺无明显出血坏死,胰外器官正常;脂多糖组胰腺基本正常,胰外器官轻微炎症浸润。由本实验结果显示,丙蛙素联合脂多糖致小鼠重症急性胰腺炎模型具有人类重症急性胰腺炎的病理特征,为非创伤性,成模快速稳定,重复性好;脂多糖促使雨蛙素诱导的急性水肿型胰腺炎重症化的机理与自由基释放—清除机制和氧化—抗氧化机制紊乱有关。     

雨蛙素联合脂多糖致小鼠重症急性胰腺炎模型的建立及其机理的探讨

为建立一种快速、简便、无创伤性的小鼠重症急性胰腺炎模型。本实验运用雨蛙素联合脂多糖小鼠腹腔内给药;血淀粉酶和胰腺湿重测定;胰腺和胰外器官病理学检查;腺泡细胞透射电镜观察;血清NO浓度测定;胰腺组织SOD和MDA测定。结果发现,雨蛙素联合脂多糖组血淀粉酶、NO浓度和胰腺湿重均增高,SOD活力降低,MDA含量升高,胰腺间质水肿、实质出血坏死、炎症细胞浸润,腺泡细胞受损严重,胰外多器官受到不同程度的损害;雨蛙素组胰腺无明显出血坏死,胰外器官正常;脂多糖组胰腺基本正常,胰外器官轻微炎症浸润。由本实验结果显示,雨蛙素联合脂多糖致小鼠重症急性胰腺炎模型具有人类重症急性胰腺炎的病理特征,为非创伤性,成模快速稳定,重复性好;脂多糖促使雨蛙素诱导的急性水肿型胰腺炎重症化的机理与自由基释放-清除机制和氧化-抗氧化机制紊乱有关。     

Occurrence of pancreatic ductal cell dysplasia in rats fed with a high fat diet and ethanol

The effects of alcohol and diet on acute pancreatitis were studied in 192 male Wistar rats. The animals were fed with standard laboratory food up to three months of age and, after that, were divided into four groups of 48 animals, each group receiving a different diet: standard, fat-rich, protein-rich or carbohydrate-rich. In each diet group, 24 animals obtained 15% (v/v) ethanol in their drinking solution while the other 24 rats had water ad libitum. The diet period lasted for 12 weeks, after which acute experimental pancreatitis was induced under diethyl ether anesthesia by ductal injection of rat bile into the pancreatic ducts. Moderate or severe ductal cell dysplasia developed in three of the 15 survivors in the group fed with a high-fat diet and 15% ethanol in their drinking solution. Mild acute pancreatitis was histologically found in 13 rats and moderate pancreatitis in one rat in this group. One rat did not show any pancreatic parenchymal changes. Two of the rats with ductal cell dysplasia had mild pancreatitis and the pancreas of the third rat was normal in this respect. Dysplastic changes were not found in any other experimental group used in the study. The observation is statistically significant at p less than 0.025 level. The results indicate that alcohol and a high fat diet together might have a carcinogenic effect on pancreatic ductal epithelium in rats.     

Activity of cathepsins in rat's spleen due to experimentally induced pancreatitis.

The aim of this study was to establish and quantify the changes of the level of cathepsin B, D and L in the spleen during experimental pancreatitis. The experiment was carried out in 115 male Wistar rats, randomly divided into three groups: intact (n = 15), injected with 0.9% NaCl solution into the common bile pancreatic duct (n = 50) and injected with 5% sodium taurocholate into this duct to induce acute pancreatitis (n = 50). After 2, 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours rats were anaesthetised, and blood was taken for amylase determination from the heart, and the spleen was removed. Alpha-amylase level in the blood serum samples was measured by enzymatic method. Cathepsin activity was established by spectrophotometric methods using substrates which form coloured complexes when they react with these proteases. The specific free fraction activity of cathepsin B, D and L in the spleen changed during the course of experiment, but there was no correlation between their activity and the intensity of pancreatitis established by serum amylase level.     

Expression of NK-1 and NK-3 tachykinin receptors in pancreatic acinar cells after acute experimental pancreatitis in rats

Activation of neurokinin (NK)-1 receptors but not of NK-3 stimulates amylase release from isolated pancreatic acini of the rat. Immunofluorescence studies show that NK-1 receptors are more strongly expressed than NK-3 receptors on pancreatic acinar cells under basal conditions. No studies have examined the expression of the two NK receptor populations in pancreatic acini during pancreatitis in rats. We therefore investigated the relationships between expression of these two tachykinin receptors and experimental acute pancreatitis induced by stimulating pancreatic amylase with caerulein (CK) in rats. Hyperstimulation of the pancreas by CK caused an increase in plasma amylase and pancreatic water content and resulted in morphological evidence of cytoplasmic vacuolization. Immunofluorescence analysis revealed a similar percentage of NK-1 receptor antibody immunoreactive acinar cells in rats with pancreatitis and in normal rat tissue but a larger percentage of NK-3 receptor immunoreactive cells in acute pancreatitis than in normal pancreas. Western blot analysis of NK-1 and NK-3 receptor protein levels after CK-induced pancreatitis showed no change in NK-1 receptors but a stronger increase in NK-3 receptor expression in pancreatic acini compared with normal rats thus confirming the immunofluorescence data. These new findings support previous evidence that substance P-mediated functions within the pancreas go beyond sensory signal transduction contributing to neurogenic inflammation, and they suggest that substance P plays a role in regulating pancreatic exocrine secretion via acinar NK-1 receptors. The significant increase in NK-3 receptors during pancreatic stimulation suggests that NK-3 receptors also intervene in the pathogenesis of mild acute pancreatitis in rats.     

Pancreatic Duct Patterns in Acute Pancreatitis: A MRI Study

Objectives

To study the MRI findings of the pancreatic duct in patients with acute pancreatitis.

Materials and Methods

A total of 239 patients with acute pancreatitis and 125 controls were analyzed in this study. The severity of acute pancreatitis was graded using the MR severity index (MRSI) and the Acute Physiology And Chronic Healthy Evaluation II(APACHE II) scoring systems. The number of main pancreatic duct (MPD) segments visualized, and both MPD diameter and pancreatic duct disruption were noted and compared with the severity of acute pancreatitis.

Results

The frequency of MPD segment visualization in the control group was higher than that in the acute pancreatitis group (p<0.05). The number of MPD segments visualized was negatively correlated with the MRSI score (p<0.05) and the APACHE II score (p<0.05). There was no difference in the MPD diameter between the acute pancreatitis and control groups or among the patients with different severities of acute pancreatitis (p>0.05). The prevalence of pancreatic duct disruption was 7.9% in the acute pancreatitis group. The prevalences of pancreatic duct disruption were 4.8% and 15.3% in the mild and severe acute pancreatitis groups based on the APACHE II score, respectively, and were 0%, 5.7% and 43.5% in the mild, moderate and severe acute pancreatitis groups according the MRSI score, respectively. The prevalence of pancreatic duct disruption was correlated with the severity of acute pancreatitis based on the APACHE II score (p<0.05) and MRSI score (p<0.05).

Conclusion

The pancreatic duct in acute pancreatitis patients was of normal diameter. The number of MPD segments visualized and visible pancreatic duct disruption on MRI may be supplementary indicators for determining the severity of acute pancreatitis.     

Intra-pancreatic release of bradykinin during the course experimental pancreatitis in rat

Kallikrein/Kininogn activation is an important pathophysiological event in acute pancreatitis, leading to microcirculatory changes within the gland. Hitherto, only indirect measurements of pancreatic bradykinin formation have been performed, monitoring the peptide in the circulation and in the peritoneal exudate. In the present study, intra-pancreatic bradykinin release was assessed using microdialysis during experimental acute pancreatitis in rat. In mild, oedematous pancreatitis, induced by caerulein hyperstimulation, the levels of bradykinin within the gland were not elevated compared with those of control rats. However, in necrotic pancreatitis, induced by retrograde injection of taurocholate into the pancreatic duct, significantly elevated levels of intraglandular bradykinin were seen. Several rats in this group died whilst in a state of circulatory shock.     

Influence of ischemic preconditioning on blood coagulation, fibrinolytic activity and pancreatic repair in the course of caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis in rats.

Previous studies have shown that ischemic preconditioning protects several organs, including the pancreas, from ischemia/reperfusion-induced injury. The aim of the investigation was to determine whether ischemic preconditioning affects the course edematous pancreatitis. METHODS: In rats, ischemic preconditioning was performed by short-term clamping the celiac artery. Acute pancreatitis was induced by caerulein. The severity of acute pancreatitis was evaluated between the first and tenth day of inflammation. RESULTS: Ischemic preconditioning applied alone caused a mild pancreatic damage. Combination of ischemic preconditioning with caerulein attenuated the severity of pancreatitis in histological examination and reduced the pancreatitis-evoked increase in plasma lipase and pro-inflammatory interleukin-1beta. This effect was associated with an increase in plasma level of anti-inflammatory interleukin-10 and partial reversion of the pancreatitis-evoked drop in pancreatic DNA synthesis and pancreatic blood flow. In secretory studies, ischemic preconditioning in combination with induction of acute pancreatitis attenuated the pancreatitis-evoked decrease in secretory reactivity of isolated pancreatic acini to stimulation by caerulein. In the initial period of acute pancreatitis, ischemic preconditioning alone and in combination with caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis prolonged the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), increased plasma level of D-dimer and shortened the euglobulin clot lysis time. The protective effect of ischemic preconditioning was observed during entire time of experiment and led to acceleration of pancreatic regeneration. CONCLUSIONS: Ischemic preconditioning reduces the severity of caerulein-induced pancreatitis and accelerates pancreatic repair; and this effect is related to the activation of fibrinolysis and reduction of inflammatory process.     

Effects of gabexate mesilate on serum inflammatory cytokines in rats with acute necrotizing pancreatitis

Gabexate mesilate is a synthetic protease inhibitor. The effectiveness of gabexate mesilate in patients with acute pancreatitis is controversial. Proinflammatory cytokines are associated with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in acute pancreatitis. A compensatory anti-inflammatory response occurs in parallel with SIRS. We investigated the effects of gabexate mesilate on acute necrotizing pancreatitis in rats, emphasizing the changes in serum levels of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Acute necrotizing pancreatitis was induced by retrograde infusion of sodium taurodeoxycholate into the pancreatobiliary duct in rats. The rats were divided into three groups. Group I was given gabexate mesilate 2 mg/kg/h i.v. continuously 1 h before the induction of acute pancreatitis. Group II was given gabexate mesilate the same dose immediately after the induction of acute pancreatitis. Group III was given normal saline as the controls. Serum levels of amylase, lipase, tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, and interleukin-10, pancreatic histopathology and hemodynamics were examined at 5h after the induction of acute pancreatitis. Gabexate mesilate significantly reduced serum levels of amylase, lipase, tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-6 at 5 h. Serum levels of interleukin-10 significantly increased in Group I, as compared with Groups II and III. The severity of pancreatic histopathology, the reduction of mean arterial pressure, the volume of ascites and pancreatic wet weight/body weight ratios were also significantly improved by the administration of gabexate mesilate. The beneficial effects of gabexate mesilate on acute pancreatitis may be, in part, due to the modulation of inflammatory cytokine responses.     

Products of lipid peroxidation and changes in sulfhydryl compounds in pancreatic tissue of rats with caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis

Acute edematous pancreatitis was induced in rats by iv infusion of caerulein (CR) in a supramaximal dose of 7.5 x 10(-6)g x kg-1 x hr-1 during 6 hr. The most important finding of our study was the marked decrease of protein and nonprotein thiol content in pancreatic tissue of rats with CR-induced acute pancreatitis (AP). Oxygen radicals as well as 4-hydroxyalkenals resulting from lipid peroxidation are believed to be at least partly responsible for this phenomenon. Covalent binding of excessive amounts of 4-hydroxyalkenals to pancreatic tissue protein sulfhydryl groups has been documented. Presented data suggest a serious disturbance of sulfhydryl compounds metabolism in pancreatic tissue of rats with CR-induced AP which may be of importance in the pathogenesis of the disease.     

大鼠急性坏死型胰腺炎病理特征评定方法的研究

目的　以大鼠胆源性胰腺炎模型为对象 ,比较国外相关的评分标准 ,探讨这一实验模型合理、准确的病理学评定方法。方法　 4 8只SD大鼠分善宁 (16只 )、对照 (2 1只 )和假手术 (11只 )不同处理组 ,胰胆管内注射牛磺胆酸钠诱发大鼠急性坏死型胰腺炎 ,参照Schmidt等普通病理学评分标准并加以改进 ,结合电镜超微结构观察等 ,评定不同标准的病理组织学评分的准确性。结果　急性坏死型胰腺炎大鼠解剖时见大量红色腹腔渗液 ,最多者达体重的 6 % ;光镜下见胰腺组织明显出血、腺细胞坏死 ;小叶破坏 ,结构紊乱 ,小叶间隔大量红细胞 ;肝脏、心脏、肺和肾脏也出现组织充血、出血等。不同处理组的 4项组织学评分标准显示Schmidt方法不能显示组间出血的严重程度 ,炎症、水肿、坏死 3项过于繁冗。以高倍镜下间隔红细胞数平均值和分级评分比较 ,组间出血显示显著性差异。结论　 1)腹腔大量红色渗液、胰腺组织出血坏死、微血管内微血栓形成和胰外多器官损伤等是这一模型的特征 ;2 )在简化Schmidt评分标准中水肿、坏死、炎症等 3项和出血指标以及间隔红细胞数和分级统计的基础上 ,作者提出新的标准 ,以更为准确合理地评定大鼠急性坏死型胰腺炎的病理组织学特征。     

The naïve effector cells of collagen type I during acute experimental pancreatitis are acinar cells and not pancreatic stellate cells

Objective

The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of collagen type I and the mRNA level of its regulatory factor, TGF-β1, in tissue samples of acute pancreatitis and to determine the significance of collagen type I in predisposition to pancreatic fibrosis during acute pancreatitis.

Methods

Sprague–Dawley rats were divided into an experimental group (30 rats) and a control group (12 rats). The rats in the experimental group were intraperitoneally injected with cerulein to induce acute pancreatitis. The distribution and expression of collagen type I in the pancreatic tissues were examined by immunohistochemical staining. The mRNA level of TGF-β1 was determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Results

(1) Collagen type I was localized in the cytoplasm of pancreatic acinar cells. With pancreatitis progressed, strong positive staining for collagen type I covered whole pancreatic lobules, whereas, the islet tissue, interlobular area, and pancreatic necrotic area were negative for collagen type I. (2) The level of TGF-β1 mRNA in rats from the experimental group increased gradually the establishment of acute pancreatitis, and was significantly higher than that in the control group at every time point.

Conclusions

(1) During acute pancreatitis, pancreatic acinar cells, not pancreatic stellate cells as traditionally believed, were the naïve effector cells of collagen type I. (2) TGF-β1 played a key role in regulating collagen I expression during acute pancreatitis.