Hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis--treatment with heparin and insulin

Amitabh Monga; Anju Arora; Ravinder P S Makkar; Ajay Kumar Gupta

Hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis--treatment with heparin and insulin

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2003 May-Jun;22(3):102-3.

Authors

Amitabh Monga¹, Anju Arora, Ravinder P S Makkar, Ajay Kumar Gupta

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, New Delhi 110 016.

PMID: 12839385

Abstract

Heparin and insulin stimulate lipoprotein lipase and are known to decrease serum triglyceride levels. However, their efficacy in hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis is not well documented. We report a 51-year-old man in whom treatment with heparin and insulin was accompanied by reduction in serum triglyceride levels and resolution of pancreatitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
Heparin / therapeutic use*
Humans
Hypertriglyceridemia / complications*
Hypertriglyceridemia / drug therapy*
Hypertriglyceridemia / metabolism
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use*
Insulin / therapeutic use*
Lipoprotein Lipase / drug effects
Lipoprotein Lipase / metabolism
Male
Middle Aged
Pancreatitis / drug therapy*
Pancreatitis / etiology*
Pancreatitis / metabolism
Triglycerides / metabolism

Substances

Anticoagulants
Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin
Triglycerides
Heparin
Lipoprotein Lipase