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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2006; 12(21): 3393-3399
Published online Jun 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i21.3393
Effects of adacolumn selective leukocytapheresis on plasma cytokines during active disease in patients with active ulcerative colitis
Hiroyuki Hanai, Takayuki Iida, Masami Yamada, Yoshihiko Sato, Ken Takeuchi, Tatsuo Tanaka, Kenji Kondo, Masataka Kikuyama, Yasuhiko Maruyama, Yasushi Iwaoka, Akiko Nakamura, Kazuhisa Hirayama, Abby R Saniabadi, Fumitoshi Watanabe
Hiroyuki Hanai, Takayuki Iida, Ken Takeuchi, Hamamatsu South Hospital, Center for Gastroenterology and IBD Research; Department Endoscopic and Photodynamic Medicine, Hamamatsu University, Hamamatsu, Japan
Tatsuo Tanaka, Kenji Kondo, Department Endoscopic and Photodynamic Medicine, Hamamatsu University, Hamamatsu, Japan
Fumitoshi Watanabe, Yasuhiko Maruyama, Fujueda General Hospital, Fujieda, Japan
Masami Yamada, Yasushi Iwaoka, Akiko Nakamura, Hamamatsu Medical Centre, Hamamatsu, Japan
Yoshihiko Sato, Seirei General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan
Kazuhisa Hirayama, Hamamatsu Insurance Hospital, Hamamatsu
Abby R Saniabadi, Japan Immunoresearch Laboratories, Takasaki, Japan
Masataka Kikuyama, Hamamatsu Rosai Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan
Correspondence to: Hiroyuki Hanai, MD, PhD, Hamamatsu South Hospital, Center for Gastroenterology and IBD Research, 26 Shirowa Hamamatsu, 430-0846, Japan. flw-1013@topaz.plala.or.jp
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Received: November 24, 2005
Revised: November 28, 2005
Accepted: December 22, 2005
Published online: June 7, 2006
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