Helicobacter Pylori
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2005; 11(13): 1946-1950
Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1946
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor stimulated by Helicobacter pylori increases proliferation of gastric epithelial cells
Harry Hua-Xiang Xia, Shiu Kum Lam, Annie O.O. Chan, Marie Chia Mi Lin, Hsiang Fu Kung, Keiji Ogura, Douglas E. Berg, Benjamin C. Y. Wong
Harry Hua-Xiang Xia, Shiu Kum Lam, Annie O.O. Chan, Benjamin C. Y. Wong, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Marie Chia Mi Lin, Hsiang Fu Kung, Institute of Molecular Biology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Keiji Ogura, Douglas E. Berg, Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Two Competitive Earmarked Research Grant from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, No. HKU7318/01M and HKU7493/03M to Dr. HHX Xia
Correspondence to: Dr. Benjamin C. Y. Wong, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China. bcywong@hku.hk
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Received: September 15, 2004
Revised: September 16, 2004
Accepted: November 29, 2004
Published online: April 7, 2005
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