Open AccessSerum Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Is an Early Marker of Pancreatic Necrosis in Acute Pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Sunniyat Rahman,
Krishna Me,
J. H. M. Holmfield,
Michael McMahon,
J Pierre Guillou
Publication year - 2007
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 - 10.1097/01.sla.0000245471.33987.4b
Subject(s) - medicine , macrophage migration inhibitory factor , acute pancreatitis , pancreatitis , necrosis , macrophage , tumor necrosis factor alpha , immunology , pathology , cytokine , biochemistry , chemistry , in vitro
To determine if 24-hour blood concentrations of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), soluble CD14, and CD163 receptors could predict complications associated with acute pancreatitis (AP).