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Gelsolin (GSN) can sever actin filaments associated with autophagy. This study investigated how GSN-regulated actin filaments control autophagy in pancreatic ductal epithelial cells (PDECs) in acute pancreatitis (AP). AP was produced in a rat model and PDECs using caerulein (CAE). Rat pancreatic duct tissue and HPDE6-C7 cells were extracted at 6, 12, 24, and 48 h after CAE treatment. HPDE6-C7 cells in the presence of CAE were treated with cytochalasin B (CB) or silenced for GSN for 24 h. Pancreatic histopathology and serum amylase levels were analyzed. Cellular ultrastructure and autophagy in PDECs were observed by transmission electron microscopy after 24 h of CAE treatment. The expression of GSN and autophagy markers LC3, P62, and LAMP2 was evaluated in PDECs by immunohistochemistry and western blotting. Actin filaments were observed microscopically. Amylase levels were highest at 6 h of AP, and pancreatic tissue damage increased over time. Mitochondrial vacuolization and autophagy were observed in PDECs. CAE increased GSN expression in these cells over time, increased the LC3-II/LC3-I ratio and LAMP2 expression at 24 and 6 h of treatment, respectively, and decreased P62 expression at all time points. CB treatment for 24 h decreased the LC3-II/LC3-I ratio and LAMP2 expression, increased P62 levels, but had no impact on GSN expression in CAE-treated PDECs. CAE induced actin depolymerization, and CB potentiated this effect. GSN silencing increased the LC3-II/LC3-I ratio and LAMP2 expression and reduced actin depolymerization in CAE-treated PDECs. GSN may inhibit autophagosome biogenesis and autophagosome-lysosome fusion by increasing actin depolymerization in PDECs in AP.
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Objective To explore the clinical value of double-balloon enterocopy (DBE) in diagnosis of small intestinal diseases. Methods The clinical and endoscope image data of 231 patients with suspected small bowel disease who underwent DBE from January 2008 to May 2016 were analyzed. Result 231 patients received 257 times of DBE examination, 112 of them were performed by oral and 93 by anal route, 26 patients were underwent by both approaches. The detection rate of intestine diseases was 64.9% (150/231), include 33 cases (14.3%) of nonspecific enteritis, 27 cases (11.7%) of crohn's disease, 19 cases (8.2%) of ulcer, 13 cases (5.6%) of intestinal vascular malformation, 12 cases (5.2%) of small intestinal stromal tumor. The lesion detection rate in obscure abdominal pain and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding were 59.6% (62/104) and 67.0% (63/94). In all patients, there were 1 case of small bowel perforation, the remaining patients had no serious complications such as bleeding and perforation. Conclusion The positive detection rate of double-balloon enteroscopy examination is high, and the double-balloon enteroscopy examination is relatively safe. So, double-balloon enterscopy examination has high diagnostic value for detecting small intestine diseases.
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Objective To explore the clinical value of double-balloon enterocopy (DBE) in diagnosis of small intestinal diseases. Methods The clinical and endoscope image data of 231 patients with suspected small bowel disease who underwent DBE from January 2008 to May 2016 were analyzed. Result 231 patients received 257 times of DBE examination, 112 of them were performed by oral and 93 by anal route, 26 patients were underwent by both approaches. The detection rate of intestine diseases was 64.9% (150/231), include 33 cases (14.3%) of nonspecific enteritis, 27 cases (11.7%) of crohn's disease, 19 cases (8.2%) of ulcer, 13 cases (5.6%) of intestinal vascular malformation, 12 cases (5.2%) of small intestinal stromal tumor. The lesion detection rate in obscure abdominal pain and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding were 59.6% (62/104) and 67.0% (63/94). In all patients, there were 1 case of small bowel perforation, the remaining patients had no serious complications such as bleeding and perforation. Conclusion The positive detection rate of double-balloon enteroscopy examination is high, and the double-balloon enteroscopy examination is relatively safe. So, double-balloon enterscopy examination has high diagnostic value for detecting small intestine diseases.