To protect the pancreas, the acinar cells manufacture inactive forms of the enzymes called proenzymes, or zymogens.
为了保护胰腺,腺泡细胞会产生这些酶的无活性形式,称为“酶原”。
When the pancreatic acinar cells are damaged or the the pancreatic ducts are blocked, often because of alcohol abuse or gallstones, the inactive zymogens that the pancreas produces can be prematurely converted to active digestive enzymes.
通常由酒精滥用或胆结石导致的胰腺腺泡细胞受损或胰管阻塞时,胰腺产生的无活性酶原可被过早转为活性酶。