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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2007; 13(15): 2166-2173
Published online Apr 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i15.2166
Published online Apr 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i15.2166
Therapeutic and prophylactic thalidomide in TNBS-induced colitis: Synergistic effects on TNF-α, IL-12 and VEGF production
Ana Teresa Carvalho, Heitor Souza, Antonio Jose Carneiro, Flavia Silva, Fernando Antonio Pereira Jứnior, Márcia G Pereira, Cláudio Tortori, Ilana Dines, Jane Carvalho, Eduardo Rocha, Celeste Elia, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Brazil
Morgana Castelo-Branco, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Laboratório de Imunologia Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-590, Brazil
Kalil Madi, Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa, Anatomia Patológica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Brazil
Alberto Schanaider, e Cirurgia Experimental, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Brazil
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Ana Teresa Carvalho, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Rua Barão da Torre, 666-101, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 22411-002, Brazil. atpugas@yahoo.com.br
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Received: December 19, 2006
Revised: January 10, 2007
Accepted: February 14, 2007
Published online: April 21, 2007
Revised: January 10, 2007
Accepted: February 14, 2007
Published online: April 21, 2007
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