[Pancreatic glycosaminoglycans in acute pancreatitis]

Content of glycosaminoglycans was increased in pancreas of rats with acute pancreatitis. With development of the disease not only content of glycosaminoglycans but heterogeneity of their molecules were increased. This suggests that carbohydrate chains of glycosaminoglycans were degraded; the rate of degradation correlated with severity of pancreatitis.