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Intraperitoneal administration of high doses of basic amino acids, such as L-lysine (L-Lys), L-arginine (L-Arg) or L-ornithine (L-Orn) induces acute pancreatitis in rodents. Although the exact mechanism of their action is not fully understo…

The main causes of acute pancreatitis (AP) are biliary disease, alcohol consumption, hypertriglyceridaemia (HTG) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effects of these a…