title: In Vivo Effect of Pancreatic Phospholipase A2 on the Arachidonic Acid Cascade.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Omori Red Cross Hospital, 4-30-11 Chuo, Ota, Tokyo 143-8527, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motoyoshi
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Atomi
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagawa