ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology2022
Urolithin A attenuates severity of chronic pancreatitis associated with continued alcohol intake by inhibiting PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling.
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- Microbiome as a prediction of immunotherapy response in lung cancer.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Chronic alcohol consumption downregulates TRPA1 ion channel and the main peptidergic messengers of the Edinger-Westphal nucleus.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Microbiome-derived metabolites in substance use disorders: Mechanisms and implications.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Review
- Urolithin as a Metabolite of Ellagitannins and Ellagic Acid from Fruits and Nuts Produced by the Gut Microbiota: Its Role on Non-Communicable Diseases.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
- Urolithin A regulates gut: liver axis to ameliorate alcohol-associated liver disease.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Induce Pro-Inflammatory TNF-α and iNOS via PI3K/Akt Pathway in a TLR 2-Dependent Manner.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Pharmacological Effects of Urolithin A and Its Role in Muscle Health and Performance: Current Knowledge and Prospects.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Remodeling of Stromal Immune Microenvironment by Urolithin A Improves Survival with Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Pancreatic Cancer.Cancer research communications · 2023Article
- A Review of Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolites in Tumor Progression and Cancer Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- Recent insight into the role of macrophage in alcohol-associated liver disease: a mini-review.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023Review
- Knockdown of SETD5 inhibited glycolysis and tumor growth in gastric cancer cells by down-regulating Akt signaling pathway.Open life sciences · 2023Article
- Clinical diagnosis and management of pancreatic cancer: Markers, molecular mechanisms, and treatment options.World journal of gastroenterology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Heavy alcohol consumption is the dominant risk factor for chronic pancreatitis (CP); however, treatment and prevention strategies for alcoholic chronic pancreatitis (ACP) remains limited. The present study demonstrates that ACP induction in C57BL/6 mice causes significant acinar cell injury, pancreatic stellate cell (PSC) activation, exocrine function insufficiency, and an increased fibroinflammatory response when compared with alcohol or CP alone. Although the withdrawal of alcohol during ACP recovery led to reversion of pancreatic damage, continued alcohol consumption with established ACP perpetuated pancreatic injury. In addition, phosphokinase array and Western blot analysis of ACP-induced mice pancreata revealed activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and cyclic AMP response element binding protein (CREB) signaling pathways possibly orchestrating the fibroinflammatory program of ACP pathogenesis. Mice treated with urolithin A (Uro A, a gut-derived microbial metabolite) in the setting of ACP with continued alcohol intake (during the recovery period) showed suppression of AKT and P70S6K activation, and acinar damage was significantly reduced with a parallel reduction in pancreas-infiltrating macrophages and proinflammatory cytokine accumulation. These results collectively provide mechanistic insight into the impact of Uro A on attenuation of ACP severity through suppression of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathways and can be a useful therapeutic approach in patients with ACP with continuous alcohol intake.
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