• Department of Surgery, Military General Hospital of Tibet, Lasha 850003;
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To evaluatae the role of cathepsin B in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis. The experimental dogs were divided into three groups based on the severity. An acute edematous pancreatitis group (n=11), an acute hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis group (n=12), and a control group (n=7). Distribution of cathepsin B in pancreatic aciner cell was studied. Results: there was a redistribution of cathepsin B from the lysosomal fraction to the zymogen fraction. The results indicated that cathepsin B play a important role in the pathoagenesis of acute pancreatitis.

Citation: Wang Maoxu,Liu Houdong,Zeng Rong,et al.. THE ROLE OF CATHEPSIN B IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF ACUTE PANCREATITIS. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 1998, 5(6): 338-339. doi: Copy