METHOD FOR USING PROTEASE INHIBITORS TO TREAT AND/OR PREVENT PANCREATITIS

摘要

The invention relates to a method of prevention and / or treatment of acute pancreatitis. The method comprises administering a protease inhibitor according to various protocols. The preferred protease inhibitor is pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor (PSTI). The desired level of inhibitor required in the pancreas is the amount sufficient to block the activity of any activated trypsin present in the pancreas.