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Alcohol and the pancreas

H Sarles

    Nutrition and Metabolism
    |January 1, 1977
    PubMed
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    Chronic pancreatitis in humans and animals is linked to heavy alcohol consumption and high-fat, high-protein diets. Alcohol intake increases pancreatic juice protein concentration, leading to ductal precipitation and inflammation.

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    Area of Science:

    • Gastroenterology
    • Toxicology
    • Pathology

    Background:

    • Chronic pancreatitis is strongly associated with long-term, heavy alcohol consumption (around 2 g/kg/day for 17 years).
    • Patients often exhibit diets rich in fat and protein, potentially exacerbating pancreatic damage.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the mechanisms underlying chronic alcoholic pancreatitis.
    • To identify the initial pathological changes and contributing factors in the development of this condition.

    Main Methods:

    • Reproducing chronic alcoholic pancreatitis in animal models (dogs and rats) by administering alcohol and a similar diet.
    • Analyzing the composition and properties of pancreatic juice in affected subjects.

    Main Results:

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    • Chronic alcohol consumption and specific diets successfully induced chronic pancreatitis in animal models.
    • The primary observed lesion in humans, dogs, and rats is the precipitation of pancreatic juice proteins within the ducts.
    • Experimentally, chronic alcohol intake leads to pancreatic juice with a significantly higher protein concentration.

    Conclusions:

    • Chronic alcoholic pancreatitis involves the precipitation of pancreatic proteins within ducts, a process initiated by alcohol consumption.
    • The observed increase in pancreatic juice protein concentration is influenced by hormonal factors and, predominantly, by cholinergic nerve activity.