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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2012; 18(48): 7158-7165
Published online Dec 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i48.7158
Published online Dec 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i48.7158
Gardenia jasminoides attenuates hepatocellular injury and fibrosis in bile duct-ligated rats and human hepatic stellate cells
Ying-Hua Chen, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
Tian Lan, Teng Wu, Hong-Ju Gou, Institute of Vascular Biology, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong Province, China
Jing Li, Guangzhou PTDS Biotechnology Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Guangzhou 510540, Guangdong Province, China
Chun-Hui Qiu, Min-Qiang Lu, Department of Hepatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Chen YH and Lan T designed and performed the study, collected and analyzed the data, wrote and revised the manuscript, and contributed equally to this work; Li J and Qiu CH contributed to the acquisition of data; Wu T and Gou HJ participated in the study design and experiments; Lu MQ contributed to the conception and design of the study as well as funding application; and all authors have approved the final version to be published.
Supported by The Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81170450 to Lu MQ and No. 81200308 to Lan T; The PhD Start-up Fund of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China, No. S2012040008026; and The New Star of Science and Technology Foundation of Zhu Jiang in Guangzhou City
Correspondence to: Min-Qiang Lu, MD, Professor, Department of Hepatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China. lantiansci@yahoo.com
Telephone: +86-20-87333774 Fax: +86-20-87331220
Received: June 19, 2012
Revised: October 10, 2012
Accepted: October 16, 2012
Published online: December 28, 2012
Revised: October 10, 2012
Accepted: October 16, 2012
Published online: December 28, 2012
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