"It is also detectable in the serum at roughly 20,000 times less concentration than the pancreas, giving it great clinical use 1. The normal range of lipase varies with age and the analytical technique used in the laboratory, but is somewhere between 8-78 international units per litre (IU/L) 2."
"post ERCP"
Expected headings
"Physiological basis"
"Significant elevation"
"Pancreatic conditions"
"Intra-abdominal non-pancreatic conditions"
"Reduced clearance"
"Other conditions"
"Decreased pancreatic lipase"
"Lipase, more specifically pancreatic lipase, is an enzyme produced in the pancreas and is responsible for the digestion of fat molecules. It may be raised (hyperlipasaemia) in numerous pancreatic, hepatobiliary and other diseases but is most commonly associated with acute pancreatitis."
"Lipases catalyse the reaction of triglycerides into glycerol and fatty acid molecules. Production occurs in the acinar cells of the pancreas, lipase is stored in the zymogen granules before being released via the pancreatic duct and the ampulla into the duodenum where it begins to act on fats 1. Lipases are also produced and found in the stomach, duodenum and salivary glands, albeit in much smaller amounts."
"drug-related (e.g. chronic alcohol use)"