Azithromycin does not improve disease severity in acute experimental pancreatitis.

Acute pancreatitis is a severe systemic disease triggered by a sterile inflammation and initial local tissue damage of the pancreas. Immune cells infiltrating into the pancreas are main mediators of acute pancreatitis pathogenesis. In addition to their antimicrobial potency, macrolides possess anti-...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Weis, Mario Heindl, Tania Carvalho, Elisa Jentho, Jana Lorenz, Ines Sommerer, Joachim Mössner, Albrecht Hoffmeister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216614