Open AccessPhospholipase A2 Isoforms in Acute Pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Helmut Friess,
Shailesh V. Shrikhande,
Erick Riesle,
Mikiya Kashiwagi,
K. Baczako,
Arthur Zimmermann,
Waldemar Uhl,
Markus W. Büchler
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200102000-00009
Subject(s) - phospholipase a2 , pancreatitis , pancreas , acute pancreatitis , medicine , endocrinology , phospholipase a , pancreatic disease , phospholipase , pathology , biology , enzyme , biochemistry
To assess phospholipase A2 isoforms during human and experimental acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Phospholipase A2 isoforms (group I, II, and IV) were examined in acute pancreatitis tissues in humans and rats to determine whether the exocrine pancreas itself is a source of these mediators.