Is leptin related to systemic inflammatory response in acute pancreatitis

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Authors

Andrés Duarte‐Rojo · Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán

Abstract

High body mass index was associated with severity only in males, which may be related to android fat distribution. Serum leptin seems not to play a role on the systemic inflammatory response in acute pancreatitis and its association with severe outcome in males might represent a marker of increased adiposity.

Topics & Keywords

Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Lipid metabolism and disorders Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume 12, Issue 27, pp. 4392-4392

DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4392

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