Distinct pathophysiological cytokine profiles for discrimination between autoimmune pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Distinct pathophysiological cytokine profiles for discrimination between autoimmune pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Abstract Background Discriminating between autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), chronic pancreatitis (CP), and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) can be challenging. In this retrospective study, levels of serum and tissue cytokines were analyzed as part of the clinical strategy for the preoperative d...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sahar Ghassem-Zadeh, Matthias M. Gaida, Szilard Szanyi, Hans Acha-Orbea, Jean-Louis Frossard, Ulf Hinz, Thilo Hackert, Oliver Strobel, Klaus Felix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Subjects:
Autoimmune pancreatitis type 1 and type 2
Chronic pancreatitis
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Cytokines
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-017-1227-3

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-017-1227-3

Similar Items