Deleting the FXR in pancreatic acinar cells (FXRacinarΔ/Δ) led to more severe pancreatitis in mouse models of caerulein-induced acute and chronic pancreatitis, while the FXR agonist GW4064 significantly attenuated pancreatitis in caerulein or arginine-induced acute pancreatitis and caerulein-induced chronic pancreatitis. Here, NR1H4 is linked to chronic pancreatitis.