Acute pancreatitis is a common indication for hospital admission, increasing in incidence,
including in children, pregnancy and the elderly. Moderately severe acute pancreatitis with …

Pancreatic fibrosis is caused by the excessive deposits of extracellular matrix (ECM) and
collagen fibers during repeated necrosis to repair damaged pancreatic tissue. Pancreatic …

The incidence and medical costs of acute pancreatitis (AP) are on the rise, and severe cases
still have a 30% mortality rate. We aimed to evaluate hypoalbuminemia as a risk factor and …

Background Metabolic risk factors, such as obesity, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia are
independent risk factors for the development of various complications in acute pancreatitis …

Background Pancreatic fibrosis is one of the most important pathological features of chronic
pancreatitis (CP) and pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) are the key cells of fibrosis. As an …

Background & Aims Pancreatitis is a disease continuum, starting with acute pancreatitis (AP)
and progressing in some cases to recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) and chronic …

Although excessive alcohol consumption is by far the most frequent cause of recurrent acute
pancreatitis (AP) cases, specific therapy is still not well established to prevent recurrence …

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterised by irreversible damage to the pancreas causing
endocrine and exocrine dysfunction which results in decreased quality of life and reduced …

Objectives Alcohol and nicotine are the two most important risk factors of chronic
pancreatitis, and they often occur together. It is still unclear how much they influence the …

Heavy alcohol intake is one of the most common causes of acute pancreatitis (AP). We have
previously shown that ethanol (EtOH) decreases the expression and activity of the cystic …