STING1 and acute pancreatitis: Correspondingly, elevated STING expression and activity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, acute pancreatitis, ischemic stroke, osteoarthritis, intervertebral disc degeneration, and traumatic brain injury exacerbate the progression of these diseases (Luo et al., 2018; Zhao et al., 2018; Li et al., 2020; Sen et al., 2020; Guo et al., 2021a, b).