The pancreas has two main functions: to produce and secrete digestive enzymes (exocrine function) and to produce hormones that regulate blood glucose and splanchnic secretion (endocrine function). The endocrine and exocrine portions of the pancreas are central regulators in digestion and metabolism, with continuous crosstalk between their deeply interconnected components, which plays a role in disease. Pancreatic neoplasms, inflammation, trauma, and surgery can lead to the development of type 3c diabetes when an insult simultaneously damages both acini and islets, leading to exocrine and endocrine dysfunction. In diabetes mellitus patients, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency is highly prevalent, yet little is known about the associations between diabetes mellitus and pancreatic exocrine function. This review aims to provide an overview of the physiology of the pancreas, summarize the pathophysiology and diagnostic work-up of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, and explore the relationships between exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and diabetes mellitus.
Interactions between the exocrine and the endocrine pancreas / Valente, Roberto; Coppola, Alessandro; Scandavini, Chiara Maria; Halimi, Asif; Magnusson, Annelie; Lauro, Augusto; Sotirova, Ira; Arnelo, Urban; Franklin, Oskar. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 13:4(2024). [10.3390/jcm13041179]
Interactions between the exocrine and the endocrine pancreas
Valente, RobertoPrimo
Writing – Review & Editing
;Coppola, Alessandro
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Writing – Review & Editing
;Scandavini, Chiara MariaWriting – Review & Editing
;Lauro, AugustoWriting – Review & Editing
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2024
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The pancreas has two main functions: to produce and secrete digestive enzymes (exocrine function) and to produce hormones that regulate blood glucose and splanchnic secretion (endocrine function). The endocrine and exocrine portions of the pancreas are central regulators in digestion and metabolism, with continuous crosstalk between their deeply interconnected components, which plays a role in disease. Pancreatic neoplasms, inflammation, trauma, and surgery can lead to the development of type 3c diabetes when an insult simultaneously damages both acini and islets, leading to exocrine and endocrine dysfunction. In diabetes mellitus patients, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency is highly prevalent, yet little is known about the associations between diabetes mellitus and pancreatic exocrine function. This review aims to provide an overview of the physiology of the pancreas, summarize the pathophysiology and diagnostic work-up of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, and explore the relationships between exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and diabetes mellitus.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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