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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2006; 12(24): 3895-3900
Published online Jun 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i24.3895
Interaction between enteric epithelial cells and Peyer’s patch lymphocytes in response to Shigella lipopolysaccharide: Effect on nitric oxide and IL-6 release
Jie Chen, Chuen-Pei Ng, Dewi K Rowlands, Peng-Hui Xu, Jie-Ying Gao, Yiu-Wa Chung, Hsiao-Chang Chan
Jie Chen, Chuen-Pei Ng, Dewi K Rowlands, Yiu-Wa Chung, Hsiao-Chang Chan, Epithelial Cell Biology Research Center, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Peng-Hui Xu, Jie-Ying Gao, Department of Immunology, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100071, China
Jie Chen, Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Strategic Program of Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Distinguished Young Investigator Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30029002
Correspondence to: Dr. Hsiao-Chang Chan, Department of Physiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China. hsiaocchan@cuhk.edu.hk
Telephone: +852-26096839 Fax: +852-26035022
Received: August 10, 2004
Revised: September 20, 2004
Accepted: September 30, 2004
Published online: June 28, 2006
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