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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2012; 18(7): 679-684
Published online Feb 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i7.679
Glycyrrhizin attenuates HMGB1-induced hepatocyte apoptosis by inhibiting the p38-dependent mitochondrial pathway
Geum-Youn Gwak, Tae Gun Moon, Dong Ho Lee, Byung Chul Yoo
Geum-Youn Gwak, Tae Gun Moon, Dong Ho Lee, Byung Chul Yoo, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sugnkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-Dong, Gangnam-Gu, 135-710 Seoul, South Korea
Author contributions: Gwak GY and Moon TG contributed equally to this work; Gwak GY, Moon TG, Lee DH and Yoo BC designed the research; Gwak GY, Moon TG, Lee DH and Yoo BC performed the research; Gwak GY, Moon TG, Lee DH and Yoo BC analyzed the data; and Gwak GY and Yoo BC wrote the paper.
Supported by Samsung Biomedical Research Institute grant, No. SBRI C-A8-219-1
Correspondence to: Byung Chul Yoo, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-Dong, Gangnam-Gu, 135-710 Seoul, South Korea. bc11.yoo@samsung.com
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Received: February 26, 2011
Revised: June 9, 2011
Accepted: June 16, 2011
Published online: February 21, 2012
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