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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2010; 16(26): 3330-3334
Published online Jul 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i26.3330
Published online Jul 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i26.3330
Paclitaxel ameliorates fibrosis in hepatic stellate cells via inhibition of TGF-β/Smad activity
Jun Zhou, De-Wu Zhong, Qun-Wei Wang, Xiong-Ying Miao, Xun-Di Xu, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China
Author contributions: Zhou J did most of the experiments and data acquisition; Wang QW, Miao XY and Xu XD were involved in initial experiments in this paper; Zhou J and Zhong DW participated actively in the design of experiments, interpretation of data, and preparation of the manuscript.
Supported by Grants from the Creative Research Group Fund of the National Foundation Committee of Natural Science of China, No. 30871169/C140405
Correspondence to: De-Wu Zhong, MD, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China. wangqiner2004@163.com
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Received: January 29, 2010
Revised: March 9, 2010
Accepted: March 16, 2010
Published online: July 14, 2010
Revised: March 9, 2010
Accepted: March 16, 2010
Published online: July 14, 2010
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