Most attacks of acute pancreatitis are mild and self-limiting. In 10-20% of the cases,
however, severe disease with multiple systemic complications develops. During the last few …

The role of the inflammatory response in acute pancreatitis and its relation with the clinical
course was examined. This study examined if the serial measurement of polymorphonuclear …

Objectives We aimed at synchronously examining the early time course of 4 proinflammatory
cytokines as predictive factors for development of organ failure in patients with acute …

Cytokines and their endogenous antagonists are released from inflammatory cells during
acute pancreatitis, in particular its severe form. They can be found early in the course of the …

The incidence of acute pancreatitis per 100 000 of population ranges from 5 to 80. Patients
suffering from hemorrhagic‐necrotizing pancreatitis die in 10–24% of cases. 80% of all …

Abstract Development of acute pancreatitis illustrates the need to understand the basic
mechanisms of disease progression to drive the exploration of therapeutic options …

Inflammatory mediators play a key role in acute pancreatitis and the resultant multiple organ
dysfunction syndrome, which is the primary cause of death in this condition. Recent studies …

We studied potential indicators of severe acute pancreatitis by measuring the blood
concentrations of various cytokines, polymorphonuclear leucocyte elastase (PMN‐E), acute …

Background: The systemic manifestations of acute pancreatitis are responsible for the
majority of pancreatitis-associated morbidity and mortality and are now believed to be due to …

We analyzed the role of polymorphonuclear granulocytes (PMN)-elastase in predicting the
prognosis of patients with acute pancreatitis in comparison with C-reactive protein (CRP) …