Serotonin, calcitonin and calcitonin gene-related peptide in acute pancreatitis.
Kirsten Lykke WahlstrømSrdan NovovicAnnette Kjær ErsbøllPhilip HasbakLars Nannestad JørgensenMark Berner HansenPublished in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology (2017)
Our data suggest serotonin and calcitonin levels to be associated to time-course of AP, and calcitonin levels to organ dysfunction. We hypothesize that serotonin plays a pathogenic role in the compromised pancreatic microcirculation, and calcitonin a role as a biomarker of severity in AP.