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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2010; 16(6): 703-712
Published online Feb 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i6.703
Published online Feb 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i6.703
Schistosoma mansoni proteins attenuate gastrointestinal motility disturbances during experimental colitis in mice
Nathalie E Ruyssers, Benedicte Y De Winter, Joris G De Man, Natacha D Ruyssers, Ann J Van Gils, Paul A Pelckmans, Tom G Moreels, Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
Alex Loukas, Mark S Pearson, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, 4006 Brisbane, Australia
Joel V Weinstock, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, United States
Author contributions: Ruyssers NE, De Winter BY, De Man JG, Ruyssers ND and Van Gils AJ performed the experiments; Ruyssers NE analyzed the data; Loukas A, Pearson MS and Weinstock JV provided the proteins and the analytic tools and were also involved in editing the manuscript; De Winter BY, De Man JG, Pelckmans PA and Moreels TG coordinated the work and were also involved in editing the manuscript; Ruyssers NE wrote the paper.
Supported by The Fund of Scientific Research (FWO), Flanders, Project G.0134.07 and by the University of Antwerp, BOF Grant FA02/3/3257
Correspondence to: Tom G Moreels, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Antwerp, Belgium. tom.moreels@uza.be
Telephone: +32-3-8213323 Fax: +32-3-8214478
Received: October 14, 2009
Revised: November 12, 2009
Accepted: November 19, 2009
Published online: February 14, 2010
Revised: November 12, 2009
Accepted: November 19, 2009
Published online: February 14, 2010
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