Alpha 1-antitrypsin and total trypsin-inhibitor capacity in acute pancreatitis.
Twenty three patients with acute pancreatitis were studied to assess the serum alpha 1-antitrypsin levels as well as the total trypsin-inhibitor capacity. These parameters were found to be normal or increased, which is not the case with patients with chronic pancreatitis. The value of protease-inhibitor treatment in acute pancreatitis is doubted.
D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood*; D014361:Trypsin Inhibitors / Q000097:blood*; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin / Q000032:analysis
D014361:Trypsin Inhibitors; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin