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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2011; 17(21): 2632-2640
Published online Jun 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i21.2632
Keratinocyte growth factor gene therapy ameliorates ulcerative colitis in rats
Chun-Jie Liu, Ji-De Jin, Tong-De Lv, Zu-Ze Wu, Xiao-Qin Ha
Chun-Jie Liu, Zu-Ze Wu, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Ji-De Jin, Zu-Ze Wu, Department of Experimental Hematology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
Tong-De Lv, Xiao-Qin Ha, Center for Medical Experiment, General Hospital of Lanzhou Military Command, Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Gene Medicine in Gansu, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu Province, China
Author contributions: Liu CJ, Ha XQ and Wu ZZ contributed equally to this work; Liu CJ, Ha XQ and Wu ZZ designed the research; Liu CJ and Ha XQ performed the experiments; Lv TD and Ha XQ provided new reagents/analytic tools; Liu CJ, Jin JD, Ha XQ and Wu ZZ analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript.
Supported by Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China, No. 20060390192, 200801243; and research grant from Science and Technology Department of Gansu Province, China, No. 0708NKCA128
Correspondence to: Xiao-Qin Ha, MD, Professor of Medicine, Center for Medical Experiment, General Hospital of Lanzhou Military Command, Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Gene Medicine in Gansu, Binhenan Road #333, Qilihe District, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu Province, China. haxq@yahoo.com
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Received: October 5, 2010
Revised: March 23, 2011
Accepted: March 30, 2011
Published online: June 7, 2011
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