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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2010; 16(36): 4599-4604
Published online Sep 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i36.4599
Published online Sep 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i36.4599
Plasma miR-216a as a potential marker of pancreatic injury in a rat model of acute pancreatitis
Xiang-Yu Kong, Yi-Qi Du, Lei Li, Xiao-Hua Man, Yan-Fang Gong, Li-Ning Xiao, Yong-Zhi Zheng, Shang-Xin Deng, Jun-Jun Gu, Zhao-Shen Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Jian-Qiang Liu, Department of Gastroenterology, Fuzhou General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Fuzhou 350025, Fujian Province, China
Guo-Kun Wang, Jia-Qi Zhu, Department of Cardiology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Author contributions: Kong XY and Li L collected the samples and did RT-PCR quantification of miR-216a in plasmas; Kong XY analyzed the data and wrote the first draft of this paper; Li ZS and Du YQ designed the research, revised the paper and approved the final paper to be published; all authors contributed to the research design, data collection and analysis.
Supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China, No. 30971344 and Innovative Fund for PhD granted by the Second Military Medical University
Correspondence to: Dr. Zhao-Shen Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai 200433, China. zhaoshenli.smmu.edu@hotmail.com
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Received: May 18, 2010
Revised: July 10, 2010
Accepted: July 17, 2010
Published online: September 28, 2010
Revised: July 10, 2010
Accepted: July 17, 2010
Published online: September 28, 2010
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