Pancreas

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A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM.

Descriptor ID	D010179
MeSH Number(s)	A03.734
Concept/Terms	Pancreas Pancreas

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Anatomy [A]
Digestive System [A03]
Pancreas [A03.734]

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Bar chart showing 33 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	2	1	3
2005	0	1	1
2006	1	2	3
2007	0	2	2
2008	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	0	1	1
2015	0	1	1
2016	1	2	3
2018	0	1	1
2021	1	1	2
2023	1	3	4
2024	0	3	3

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Chuang AE, Chen YT, Wang GH, Rethi L, Nguyen HT, Weng PW, Lu HT. Rail-Guided Chitosan Nano-reorchestration of MoS2 and Hemoglobin Enables NIR Photoelectrothermal H2/O2 Generation in a Pancreas-Targeted Hydrogel. Adv Healthc Mater. 2026 May; 15(19):e04893.

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Zalucha EM, Hutch CR, Bethea M, Cook TM, Unadkat A, Wells KL, Kim KS, Maerz B, Lehrke M, Singer K, Sandoval DA. The Role of Pancreatic Preproglucagon in Regulating Local Inflammation in Mice. Cells. 2026 Mar 06; 15(5).

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Brai BIC, Joseph RO, Komolafe TR, Amosun BE, Crown OO, Komolafe K, Ogungbe IV. Neem seed oil ameliorates diabetic phenotype by suppressing redox imbalance, dyslipidaemia and pro-inflammatory mediators in a rodent model of type 2 diabetes. Arch Physiol Biochem. 2025 Jun; 131(3):351-365.

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Liou GY, Byrd CJ, Storz P, Messex JK. Cytokine CCL9 Mediates Oncogenic KRAS-Induced Pancreatic Acinar-to-Ductal Metaplasia by Promoting Reactive Oxygen Species and Metalloproteinases. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Apr 26; 25(9).

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Fujino M, Amano M, Osuga F, Yoshizawa M, Kuwahara A, Kimura S, Usuki S, Hosoi N, Shuto Y, Miyazaki K. [A Case of Left Upper Abdominal Evisceration for Transverse Colon Cancer with Multiple Organ Invasion]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2024 Feb; 51(2):184-186.

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Tanaka S, Tsujimae M, Masuda A, Inoue J, Inomata N, Uemura H, Kohashi S, Nagao K, Masuda S, Abe S, Gonda M, Yamakawa K, Ashina S, Nakano R, Tanaka T, Yamada Y, Sakai A, Kobayashi T, Shiomi H, Fujita K, Anami T, Fujita T, Watanabe A, Kodama Y. Metabolic Syndrome Accelerates the Age-Related Increase of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas. Pancreas. 2024 01 01; 53(1):e9-e15.

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Liu S, Zhong H, Zhu J, Wu Y, Deng Y, Wu L. Regulome-wide association study identifies genetically driven accessible regions associated with pancreatic cancer risk. Int J Cancer. 2024 Feb 15; 154(4):670-678.

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Mathew M, Virarkar M, Sun J, Thai K, Saleh M, Menendez-Santos M, Bedi D, Lee JE, Katz M, Kundra V, Bhosale P. Real-Time Ultrasound-Computed Tomography Fusion with Volume Navigation to Assess Pancreatic Cystic Lesions. Curr Oncol. 2023 09 13; 30(9):8375-8385.

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Zhong H, Liu S, Zhu J, Wu L. Associations between genetically predicted levels of blood metabolites and pancreatic cancer risk. Int J Cancer. 2023 07 01; 153(1):103-110.

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Streicher SA, Lim U, Park SL, Li Y, Sheng X, Hom V, Xia L, Pooler L, Shepherd J, Loo LWM, Darst BF, Highland HM, Polfus LM, Bogumil D, Ernst T, Buchthal S, Franke AA, Setiawan VW, Tiirikainen M, Wilkens LR, Haiman CA, Stram DO, Cheng I, Le Marchand L. Genome-wide association study of pancreatic fat: The Multiethnic Cohort Adiposity Phenotype Study. PLoS One. 2021; 16(7):e0249615.

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