KNG1 and pancreatitis: 2002) and that a number of studies have shown that pharmacological blockade of B2 receptors is helpful in suppressing the cellular changes in several pancreatitis disease models (Griesbacher & Lembeck 1992; Griesbacher et al. 1993; Hoffmann et al. 1996; Bloechle et al. 1998; Hirata et al. 2002), it would seem important to identify the target for the action of BK in the pancreas and its mechanism of action.