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The role of trypsin, trypsin inhibitor, and trypsin receptor in the onset and aggravation of pancreatitis.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2006
Hirota Masahiko, Ohmuraya Masaki, Baba Hideo
Abstract excerpt
Trypsin activity is properly suppressed in the pancreatic acinar cells under normal conditions. A small amount of trypsinogen is converted to active trypsin and inactivated by pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor (PSTI), thereby preventing damage to pancreatic acinar cells as a first line of defense. However, if trypsin activation (due to excessive stimulation of pancreatic acinar cells) exceeds the capacity of...
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