The role of NF-κB activation in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis

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Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas which, in its most severe form, is associated with multi-organ failure and death. Recently, signalling molecules and pathways which are responsible for the initiation and progression of this disease have been under intense scrutiny. One important signalling molecule, nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB), has been shown to play a critical role in the...

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