Therapeutic implications of innate immune system in acute pancreatitis.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory disorder of the pancreas encompassing a cascade of cellular and molecular events. It starts from premature activation of zymogens with the involvement of innate immune system to a potential systemic inflammatory response and multiple organ failure. Leukocytes are the major cell population that participate in the propagation of the disease. Current understanding of the course of AP is still far from complete, limiting treatment options mostly to conservative supportive care. Emerging evidence has pointed to modulation of the immune system for strategic therapeutic development, by mitigating the inflammatory response and severity of AP. In the current review, we have focused on the role of innate immunity in the condition and highlighted therapeutics targeting it for treatment of this challenging disease.

AREAS COVERED:

The current review has aimed to elaborate in-depth understanding of specific roles of innate immune cells, derived mediators and inflammatory pathways that are involved in AP. Summarizing the recent therapeutics and approaches applied experimentally that target immune responses to attenuate AP.

EXPERT OPINION:

The current state of knowledge on AP, limitations of presently available therapeutic approaches and the promise of therapeutic implications of innate immune system in AP are discussed.

• Authors: Muhammad Shamoon, Yuanyuan Deng, Yong Q Chen, Madhav Bhatia, Jia Sun
• Journal: Expert opinion on therapeutic targets (Expert Opin Ther Targets) Vol. 20 Issue 1 Pg. 73-87 ( 2016) ISSN: 1744-7631 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 26565751 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)

Chemical References

• Inflammation Mediators

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Animals
• Drug Design
• Humans
• Immunity, Innate (immunology)
• Inflammation Mediators (metabolism)
• Leukocytes (immunology)
• Molecular Targeted Therapy
• Pancreatitis (drug therapy, immunology, physiopathology)
• Severity of Illness Index