title: [Changes in some of the kallikrein-kinin system indices in patients with acute pancreatitis].
abstract: Proceeding from the major role played by kinins in the pathophysiology of endogenic intoxication among acute pancreatitis patients (AP), and the conflicting and scarce literature data on the issue, the changes in the level of prekallikrein, high-molecular kininogen, alpha 2-macroglobulin, alpha 1-antitrypsin, plasminogen and carboxypeptidase N in the blood are studied in dynamics at 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 14 days after admission of 48 patients with mild, and 121 with severe form of acute pancreatitis. Forty-eight individuals are used for control purpose. PK, KG and plasminogen are assayed using the colorimetric method of the Boehringer Company--Mannheim, KG--by chronometric test of the Sigma Diagnostics Company, CPO N--after Folk's method, as modified by Erdös, alpha 2-MG--by radial immunodiffusion according to Mancini, and alpha 1-AJ--by immunoturbidometric method. As shown by the results, in acute pancreatitis KKS activation occurs, demonstrated by the reduced PK, KG and alpha 2-MG values, and by the statistically significant enhancement of alpha 1-DJ, COP N and plasminogen activity. In patients presenting mild forms the aforementioned changes are rather weakly manifested and transient, while in the serious forms they are markedly expressed and persisting. In either form the deviations are rather pronounced in the first three days of disease. Coinciding with a clinical course characterized by cardiovascular changes similarly strongly manifested.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Uchikov
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Terzieva
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shtereva
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sirakova
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D016234:Kallikrein-Kinin System / Q000502:physiology*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers