In ethanol-exposed pancreatic acinar cells, AICAR attenuated ER stress.
In plain wordsIn cells exposed to ethanol, AICAR reduced endoplasmic reticulum stress compared with ethanol alone.
- Peptide
- AICAR (acadesine)
- Outcome
- DecreaseER stress
- Study
n: not reported in source
ethanol-exposed hPACs and AR42J cells- Comparator
- ethanol exposure without AICAR
- Outcome group
- Gene expression · Gastrointestinal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
However, AMPKα activation by AICAR attenuated EtOH-induced ER/oxidative stress, lipogenesis, and inflammatory responses as well as the formation of FAEEs and restored mitochondrial function in hPACs as well as AR42J cells.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
in human pancreatic acinar cells (hPACs) and AR42J cells incubated with/without AMPKα activator [5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide (AICAR)].