title: Study progress in therapeutic effects of traditional Chinese medicine monomer in severe acute pancreatitis.
abstract: Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is a common acute abdomen clinical problem characterized by high mortality, multiple complications, complicated pathogenesis and difficult treatment. Recent studies found traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) monomers have markedly good effect for treating SAP. Many TCM monomers can inhibit pancreatin, resist inflammation, improve microcirculation and immunoloregulation, etc. to block the pathological progress of SAP in multiple ways, reduce complications and lower mortality with rapid effects. It is significant for enhancing SAP treatment to deeply understand the current situation in TCM monomers for treating SAP and take precious references therein. This article summarizes the treating effects and mechanisms of TCM monomers for SAP in recent years.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China. zxp99688@vip.163.com
authors.forename: Xi-ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Da-ren
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000639:trends*; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal