The relationship between serum triglyceride levels and acute pancreatitis in an animal model and a 14-year retrospective clinical study

Objectives The aim of the current study was to evaluate influence of serum triglyceride levels on the course of acute pancreatitis (AP). Methods Rats models of hypertriglyceridemic were used in animal experiments. Following induction of acute pancreatitis, amylase, and pancreas histological scores were all compared. In addition, in a clinical study, clinical data were collected from 1681 AP patients admitted from 2003 to 2016 who were divided...