The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that an increase in plasma IL-10 relative to IL-6 or IL-8 is associated with improved clinical outcome.

Endogenous plasma AA continues to decrease over the first 5 days in hospital and the extent is related to the severity of acute pancreatitis. Presented to a meeting of the Australasian Surgical Research Society, Auckland, New Zealand, August 1995 and published in abstract form as Aust N Z J Surg 1996; 66: 243

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