Pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and early immune-modulator therapy

KY Lee - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is caused by infectious insults, such as
pneumonia from various pathogens or related to other noninfectious events. Clinical and …

Pancreatitis in dogs and cats: definitions and pathophysiology

P Watson - Journal of small animal practice, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreatitis, or inflammation of the pancreas, is commonly seen in dogs and cats and
presents a spectrum of disease severities from acute to chronic and mild to severe. It is …

Interleukin-6 is better than C-reactive protein for the prediction of infected pancreatic necrosis and mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis

J Li, Z Chen, L Li, T Lai, H Peng, L Gui… - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction This study aimed to identify whether interleukin-6 (IL-6) is better than C-reactive
protein (CRP) for the prediction of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), infected pancreatic …

The “golden hours” of management in acute pancreatitis

JM Fisher, TB Gardner - Official journal of the American College of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
In the past decade, a significant amount of active and enthusiastic research has changed the
way we treat acute pancreatitis (AP) within the first 24 hours of presentation. We highlight the …

Advances in management of acute pancreatitis

NH Janisch, TB Gardner - Gastroenterology Clinics, 2016 - gastro.theclinics.com
Acute pancreatitis is a frequently devastating pancreatic inflammation that has been
associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and hospitalization costs. 1 The incidence of …

What's unique about acute pancreatitis in children: risk factors, diagnosis and management

SZ Husain, AI Srinath - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2017 - nature.com
Pancreatitis in children is an appreciable problem that has become increasingly prevalent.
This Review covers the principles related to the definitions, epidemiology, risk factors …

Effect of emodin on endoplasmic reticulum stress in rats with severe acute pancreatitis

L Wu, B Cai, S Zheng, X Liu, H Cai, H Li - Inflammation, 2013 - Springer
This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of emodin on endoplasmic reticulum
(ER) stress in rats with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and the underlying molecular …

The utility of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and fluid sequestration as an early predictor of severe acute pancreatitis

C Han, J Zeng, R Lin, J Liu, W Qian, Z Ding, X Hou - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
It is important to identify the patients with high-risk progression to develop severe acute
pancreatitis (SAP). The study was to assess whether neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) …

Prospective validation of 4-category classification of acute pancreatitis severity

RB Thandassery, TD Yadav, U Dutta, S Appasani… - Pancreas, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective Atlanta classification divides patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) into mild and
severe disease. A 4-category severity classification has been proposed based on the …

Regulatory roles of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in rats with severe acute pancreatitis

P Xu, J Wang, Z Yang, X Lou, C Chen - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) pathway plays a key role in
inflammation. However, the regulatory roles of PI3K/Akt in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) …