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SUBMITTER: Skipworth JR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4199936 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Skipworth James R A JR Nijmeijer Rian M RM van Santvoort Hjalmar C HC Besselink Marc G H MG Schulz Hans-Ulrich HU Kivimaki Mika M Kumari Meena M Cooper Jackie A JA Acharya Jay J Shankar Arjun A Malago Massimo M Humphries Steve E SE Olde Damink Steven W M SW Montgomery Hugh E HE
Annals of surgery 20150101 1
<h4>Objectives</h4>We sought association of genetic variants in the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and vitamin D system with acute pancreatitis (AP) development and severity.<h4>Background</h4>The endocrine RAS is involved in circulatory homeostasis through the pressor action of angiotensin II at its AT1 receptor. However, local RAS regulate growth and inflammation in diverse cells and tissues, and their activity may be suppressed by vitamin D. Intrapancreatic angiotensin II generation has been ...[more]