In Vivo Effect of Pancreatic Phospholipase A2 on the Arachidonic Acid Cascade.
Acute pancreatitis causes various systemic complicationssuch as shock, renal failure, respiratory failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and eventually,multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. These systemic complications are responsible for the highmortality rates of acute pancreatitis. Thus, an understandingof their pathogenesis is imperative to reducethe mortality of acute pancreatitis.
Motoyoshi
Makoto
M
Department of Surgery, Omori Red Cross Hospital, 4-30-11 Chuo, Ota, Tokyo 143-8527, Japan.
Sugiyama
Masanori
M
Atomi
Yutaka
Y
Kimura
Wataru
W
Nagawa
Hirokazu
H