Evaluation of Serum Amylase and Lipase Activity in Experimentally Induced Pancreatitis in the Dog

Abstract

SUMMARY Serial serum amylase and lipase activities were determined simultaneously in 6 dogs with experimentally induced pancreatitis over periods ranging from 5 to 14 days. Serum amylase and lipase activities increased significantly in 5 of the 6 dogs. In all but 1 of these 5, changes in serum amylase and lipase activity closely paralleled one another. Urine amylase activity was measured in 2 of the dogs with experimentally induced pancreatitis and, in this limited study, it seemed that serum amylase activity was not related to urine amylase activity.