Maybrook, New York. Maybrook is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 2,958 at the 2010 census. It is part of the PoughkeepsieâNewburghâMiddletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New YorkâNewarkâBridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
Pancreatitis, or inflammation of the pancreas: This happens when digestive enzymes start digesting the pancreas itself; Pancreatic cancer; Cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder in which thick, sticky mucus can also block tubes in your pancreas; The pancreas also plays a role in diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the beta cells of the pancreas no longer make insulin because the body's immune system has attacked them. In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas loses the ability to secrete enough insulin in response to meals.
Pancreatic-specific protease synthesized by pancreatic acinar cells with other digestive enzymes and found in pancreatic juice; cleaves amino acids from proteins when trypsin is present. Decreased levels of pancreatic elastase-1 are associated with chronic pancreatitis, alcoholism, and cystic fibrosis.