Background & Aims: Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and neutrophils play
important roles in many inflammatory processes, but their importance in both acute pancreatitis …

Substance P, acting via the neurokinin 1 receptor (NK1R), plays an important role in mediating
a variety of inflammatory processes. However, its role in acute pancreatitis has not been …

The emergence of highly pathogenic influenza A virus strains, such as the new H1N1 swine
influenza (novel influenza), represents a serious threat to global human health. During our …

… Hong Sik Lee9, … In collaboration with the Institute of Digestive Disease of The Chinese
University of Hong Kong (CUHK), we systematically reviewed the evidence supporting published …

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease characterized by interstitial edema, inflammatory
cell infiltration, and acinar cell necrosis, depending on its severity. Regardless of the …

1-Cyano-2-hydroxy-3-butene (CHB) has been reported to cause cell death in rat pancreatic
acini. In this report, we describe the time-dependent effects of CHB on mouse acinar cell …

Background & Aims: Recent reports suggest that platelet-activating factor (PAF) plays a role
in pancreatitis and pancreatitis-associated lung injury. In this study, the effects on these …

Objectives: The ideal diagnostic criteria of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) are still challenging.
Therefore, we investigated the clinical features of AIP in Korea and assessed the clinical …

Background and Aims Whether or not submucosal injection of a diluted epinephrine solution
should be used to lift ampullary tumors during endoscopic snare papillectomy is unclear. …

Aims Polaprezinc (PZ), which consists of l-carnosine and zinc, is widely used to treat gastric
ulcers. We compared the effects of PZ with those of rebamipide (RM) on the expression of …