Acute pancreatitis is inflammation caused by destruction of the pancreas by its own digestive enzymes —a process called autodigestion, and is generally reversible.

急性胰腺炎是胰腺被自身消化酶损伤所致的炎症，称为“自溶”，病情通常是可逆的。

Trypsinogen might then be turned into activated trypsin which begins the cascade of digestive enzyme activation and autodigestion of the pancreas—which is acute pancreatitis.

于是胰蛋白酶原可能被转化为活化的胰蛋白酶，开启消化酶激活的级联反应，导致胰腺自溶——这就是急性胰腺炎。