10 Ikei Ikei S S Ogawa Ogawa M M Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Y Y Blood concentrations of polymorphonuclear leukocyte elastase and interleukin-6 are indicators for the occurrence of multiple organ failures at the early stage of acute pancreatitis Blood concentrations of polymorphonuclear leukocyte elastase and interleukin-6 are indicators for the occurrence of multiple organ failures at the early stage of acute pancreatitis J Gastroenterol Hepatol. This evidence concerns the gene IL6 and acute pancreatitis.