Dermatology with 630+ answers. Sunburn is caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation damage to your skin. Too much UV damages your skin cellâs DNA, and your immune system responds by killing off the bad cells. Because UV radiation doesnât penetrate (unlike X-rays for example), it damages only the surface layer of your skin.
With chronic pancreatitis, the pancreas may eventually stop producing the enzymes that are necessary for your body to digest and absorb nutrients. This is called exocrine failure and fat and protein are not digested or absorbed.
There are 3 roles the pancreas serves in regard to digestive enzymes. First, it produces enzymes, in an inactive form, within the cells of the organ. Second, it stores these inactive enzymes, and third, the pancreas secretes the inactive enzymes into the duodenal portion of the small intestine at an appropriate time.