Transient Expression of Interleukin-21 in the Second Hit of Acute Pancreatitis May Potentiate Immune Paresis in Severe Acute Pancreatitis

John‐Edwin Thomson, Ekene Emmanuel Nweke, Martin Brand, Marietha Nel, Geoffrey Candy, Pascaline Fonteh

Pancreas · 2018 · 14 citations · 34 references

Abstract

Interleukin-21 is transiently elevated in SAP compared with the mild/moderate group, and hence IL-21 may contribute to the immune imbalance that occurs in AP.

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