Open AccessAcute pancreatitis in aging animals: Loss of pancreatitis-associated protein protection?
Author(s) -
Sophia L. Fu,
Albert Stanek,
Cathy M. Mueller,
Nefertti A Brown,
Chongmin Huan,
Martin H. Bluth,
Michael E. Zenilman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v18.i26.3379
Subject(s) - pancreatitis , infiltration (hvac) , myeloperoxidase , acute pancreatitis , medicine , edema , inflammation , amylase , immunohistochemistry , c reactive protein , blot , pathology , endocrinology , gastroenterology , biology , enzyme , biochemistry , gene , physics , thermodynamics
To investigate the effect of age on severity of acute pancreatitis (AP) using biochemical markers, histology and expression of the protective pancreatitis-associated proteins (PAPs).