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Large dose dexamethasone plays important roles in severe acute pancreatitis
11-02-2007 · EurekAlert!The sound therapeutic effects of large dose dexamethasone on severe acute pancreatitis have been demonstrated, but the mechanism of large dose dexamethasone treatment in SAP has not been explored. A research group in Hangzhou, China, demonstrated that potential mechanisms were related to the inflammatory mediators inhibition and pancreatic acinar cell apoptosis, based on the application of the tissue microarray technique.
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