Protective Effect of Melatonin on Acute Pancreatitis

• Main Authors: Jolanta Jaworek (Author), Joanna Szklarczyk (Author), Andrzej K. Jaworek (Author), Katarzyna Nawrot-Porąbka (Author), Anna Leja-Szpak (Author), Joanna Bonior (Author), Michalina Kot (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Melatonin, a product of the pineal gland, is released from the gut mucosa in response to food ingestion. Specific receptors for melatonin have been detected in many gastrointestinal tissues including the pancreas. Melatonin as well as its precursor, L-tryptophan, attenuates the severity of acute pan...