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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2008; 14(48): 7392-7396
Published online Dec 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.7392
Melatonin protects liver from intestine ischemia reperfusion injury in rats
Jian-Yi Li, Hong-Zhuan Yin, Xi Gu, Yong Zhou, Wen-Hai Zhang, Yi-Min Qin
Jian-Yi Li, Xi Gu, Wen-Hai Zhang, The Fifth Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Hong-Zhuan Yin, The Second Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Yong Zhou, The Sixth Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Yi-Min Qin, Department of General Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Shenyang, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Li JY and Zhang WH contributed equally to this work; Li JY, Zhang WH, Yin HZ, Gu X, and Zhou Y designed the research; Li JY, Yin HZ, Gu X, Zhou Y, and Qin YM performed the research; Yin HZ provided the analytic tools; Li JY, Yin HZ, Gu X, and Zhou Y analyzed the data; Li JY, Yin HZ and Zhang WH wrote the paper.
Supported by The Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province, No. 20042064
Correspondence to: Dr. Wen-Hai Zhang, Department Five of General Surgery, The Shengjing Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 36 Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China. zhangwh@sj-hospital.org
Telephone: +86-24-83955232
Received: November 17, 2007
Revised: February 15, 2008
Accepted: February 22, 2008
Published online: December 28, 2008
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