PMID- 25573338 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151005 LR - 20230728 IS - 1791-244X (Electronic) IS - 1107-3756 (Print) IS - 1107-3756 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 3 DP - 2015 Mar TI - Chronic alcohol exposure exacerbates inflammation and triggers pancreatic acinar-to-ductal metaplasia through PI3K/Akt/IKK. PG - 653-63 LID - 10.3892/ijmm.2014.2055 [doi] AB - Pancreatic acinar-to-ductal metaplasia (ADM) has been identified as an initiating event that can progress to pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) or pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Acini transdifferentiation can be induced by persistent inflammation. Notably, compelling evidence has emerged that chronic alcohol exposure may trigger an inflammatory response of macrophages/monocytes stimulated by endotoxins. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the role of inflammation induced by chronic alcohol and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure in the progression of pancreatic ADM, as well as to elucidate the possible mechanisms involved. For this purpose, cultured macrophages were exposed to varying doses of alcohol for 1 week prior to stimulation with LPS. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and regulated upon activation, normal T cell expression and secreted (RANTES) expression were upregulated in the intoxicated macrophages with activated nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB). Following treatment with the supernatant of intoxicated macrophages, ADM of primary acinar cells was induced. Furthermore, the expression of TNF-alpha and RANTES, as well as the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B(Akt)/inhibitory kappaB kinase (IKK) signaling pathway have been proven to be involved in the ADM of acinar cells. Moreover, Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were employed to further explore the induction of pancreatic ADM by chronic alcohol and LPS exposure in vivo. At the end of the treatment period, a number of physiological parameters, such as body weight, liver weight and pancreatic weight were reduced in the exposed rats. Plasma alcohol concentrations and oxidative stress levels in the serum, as well as TNF-alpha and RANTES expression in monocytes were also induced following chronic alcohol and LPS exposure. In addition, pancreatic ADM was induced through the PI3K/Akt/IKK signaling pathway by the augmented TNF-alpha and RANTES expression levels in the exposed rats. Overall, we characterized the link between inflammation induced by chronic alcohol and LPS exposure and pancreatic ADM. However, the mechanisms behind the induction of pancreatic ADM warrant further investigation. FAU - Huang, Xin AU - Huang X AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Xuqi AU - Li X AD - Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P.R. China. FAU - Ma, Qingyong AU - Ma Q AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P.R. China. FAU - Xu, Qinhong AU - Xu Q AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P.R. China. FAU - Duan, Wanxing AU - Duan W AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P.R. China. FAU - Lei, Jianjun AU - Lei J AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P.R. China. FAU - Zhang, Lun AU - Zhang L AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P.R. China. FAU - Wu, Zheng AU - Wu Z AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Retracted Publication DEP - 20141229 PL - Greece TA - Int J Mol Med JT - International journal of molecular medicine JID - 9810955 RN - 0 (Alcohols) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL5) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM RIN - Int J Mol Med. 2023 Sep;52(3):. PMID: 37503753 MH - Alcohols/*administration & dosage MH - Animals MH - Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/*etiology/*metabolism/*pathology MH - Chemokine CCL5/genetics/metabolism MH - Enzyme Activation MH - Gene Expression MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Inflammation/*metabolism/*pathology MH - Lipopolysaccharides MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Macrophages/metabolism MH - Male MH - Metaplasia/*metabolism MH - Monocytes/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/genetics MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism PMC - PMC4314411 EDAT- 2015/01/13 06:00 MHDA- 2015/10/06 06:00 PMCR- 2014/12/29 CRDT- 2015/01/10 06:00 PHST- 2014/05/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/11/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/01/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/01/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/10/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/12/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijmm-35-03-0653 [pii] AID - 10.3892/ijmm.2014.2055 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Mol Med. 2015 Mar;35(3):653-63. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2014.2055. Epub 2014 Dec 29.