Advances in the regulation of PI3K signaling pathway on acinar cells in acute pancreatitis / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a systemic inflammatory disease with complex pathogenesis. Acinar cell injury is the earliest pathological change of AP. Elucidating its pathological mechanism is of great significance for the development of new therapeutic strategies for AP. Studies have shown that activation of PI3K/Akt signaling pathways plays an important role in the progression of acute pancreatitis. It can not only contribute to acinar cell necrosis by inhibiting apoptosis, but also regulate the autophagy, oxidative stress and inflammation of acinar cells. Here, we reviews the advances about the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway and its significance in modulation of acinar cells in acute pancreatitis.