Acute pancreatitis (AP) presents clinically with either mild or severe clinical course. There
are no effective specific drugs for treatment of AP today. Basic knowledge about …

Pancreatic diseases, such as acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, and pancreatic cancer,
are common gastrointestinal diseases resulting in the development of local and systemic …

Objective Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is one of the common causes of acute pancreatitis
(AP). Hyperlipidemic acute pancreatitis (HTG-AP) is associated with higher mortality owing …

The role of oxidative stress has been evaluated in experimental models of acute pancreatitis
(AP). The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of melatonin on the ultrastructural …

Abstract Background/Purpose Heavy alcohol drinking is associated with pancreatitis.
Pancreatitis is initiated by the damage to the pancreatic acinar cells. The endoplasmic …

AIM: To investigate the influence of high dose of dexamethasone on inflammatory mediators
and apoptosis of rats with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). METHODS: SAP rats were …

In a recent study we explored Group-1-p21-activated kinases (GP. 1-PAKs) in rat pancreatic
acini. Only PAK2 was present; it was activated by gastrointestinal-hormones …

Severity of acute pancreatitis contributes to the modality of cell death. Pervious studies have
demonstrated that the herb medicine formula “Dachengqi Decoction”(DCQD) could …

Acute pancreatitis represents an inflammatory disease featuring pancreatic necrosis and
inflammation. Inflammatory injury of pancreatic acinar cells (PACs) is critically involved in the …

After Coley's observation in 1891 of tumor regression in a patient who developed a
postoperative infection, the field of immunotherapy is finally reborn. Avoiding immune …