Natural Antioxidants: New Possibilities For The Treatment and Prevention of Acute Pancreatitis

Abstract Acute pancreatitis is one of the serious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract with possible systemic complications. The goal of AP therapy is thorough supportive treatment after obtaining hemodynamic status, prevention of necrosis, infection of the pancreas and organ failure. At present, however, there is no suitable pharmacological treatment that would act in the basic process of the pathology of acute pancreatitis. According to available scientific information, suitable candidates could be natural antioxidants that act on processes affecting oxidative stress in pancreatic acinar cells and thus have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-tumour effects.