IL6 and acute pancreatitis: Wang et al.'s study shows that, for severe acute pancreatitis patients, the group that used hot compresses with mirabilite takes a shorter time for abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and blood and urinary amylase values to normalize and get the lower level of white blood cell count, C-reactive protein, and interleukin-6 level than the group with conventional nursing care and therapy, which may be due to the anti-inflammatory effects of mirabilite [24].