Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2012; 18(26): 3379-3388
Published online Jul 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i26.3379
Table 1 Effect of age on biochemical markers of sodium taurocholate pancreatitis
Young ratsOld rats
Amylase (μg/L)12 536 ± 61415941 ± 1162
Lipase (μg/L)1288 ± 755682 ± 194
MPO (ng/mL)1962 ± 5382066 ± 1219
MCP-1 (pg/mL)4312 ± 3504730 ± 376
CRP (mg/dL)0.25 ± 0.040.61 ± 0.19
Table 2 Effect of age on pancreatic Reg1 and pancreatitis-associated protein mRNA levels
Young ratsOld rats
Reg10.727 ± 0.191.27 ± 0.22
PAP1119 ± 46116 ± 18
PAP2690 ± 267475 ± 142
PAP357.8 ± 1926.4 ± 4.3a