Is serum macrophage migration inhibitory factor an early marker of pancreatic necrosis in acute pancreatitis?
The prognostic utility of 24-hour plasma MIF concentration in predicting PN has major clinical and healthcare resource implications. Its mechanistic pathway may afford novel therapeutic interventions in clinical disease by using blocking agents to ameliorate the systemic manifestations of AP.
The HSPA1B genotype, was associated with the severity of diabetic foot ulceration, need for amputation and duration of hospitalization in these patients.