• Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041;
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Objective  To summarize the role of inflammatory cytokines in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis (AP) and gut barrier dysfunction in recent years.
Methods  Literatures on cytokines and experimental pancreatitis as well as clinical pancreatitis were collected and reviewed.
Results  Tumor necrosis factor-α and other inflammatory cytokines were elevated significantly during pancreatitis in many tissues, especially in pancreas and alimentary tract, in a fashion independent of the animal model used. Anti-cytokine therapy could decrease the concentration of the cytokines in experimental animal. Conclusion  Inflammatory cytokines are believed to be primarily responsible for the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis and its associated distant organ dysfunction. Further study of the nature of these cytokines may provide a new approach to treating this disease.

Citation: JIA Penghui,LIU Xbao.. TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-α AND GUT BARRIER DYSFUNCTION IN ACUTE PANCREATITIS. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2000, 7(6): 415-417. doi: Copy