Regeneration after Two Types of Rat Acute Pancreatitis Compared with Human Autoimmune Pancreatitis

Complications such as malnutrition and diabetes often result from dysfunctional pancreatic endocrine and exocrine systems in pancreatitis. These systems also differ functionally during healing following pancreatitis. This study examined pancreatic regeneration in both patients with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) during treatment with prednisolone, and in two different rat models of acute pancreatitis. Human pancreatic tissue from AIP patients was...