Pankreatin

HistoryThe first observations and experimental demonstrations that pancreatin could be used to improve protein and fat digestion in animals and human patients are from the 19th century, soon after Claude Bernard had revealed the essential role of pancreatic secretion in the digestion of foods. In 1859, the dutch physician Joseph Alexander Fles showed that the daily intake of calf pancreas extract could restore the digestion of fat in a diabetic patient who suffered from diarrhea and had large amounts of fat in the stools. In 1890, Abelmann showed that the consumption of fresh pig pancreas could improve protein and fat digestion in dogs after surgical removal of the pancreas. This is considered as the first experimental demonstration of enzyme replacement[1].

VerwendenHydrolyzes starch into dextrins and sugar Pancreatin from porcine pancreas is used in the treatment of steatorrhea by lipase supplementation therapy and for pancreatic diabetes. It is also used in the removal of formalin-fixed tissues from arterial grafts without causing damage in fiber integrity. Further, it finds uses in contact lenses. In addition to this, it hydrolyzes starch into dextrins and sugar. It is also used to treat conditions responsible for deficiency in pancreatic secretions, such as surgical pancreatectomy, pancreatitis and cystic fibrosis.