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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2013; 19(19): 2883-2893
Published online May 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i19.2883
Regulation of dipeptidyl peptidase 8 and 9 expression in activated lymphocytes and injured liver
Sumaiya Chowdhury, Yiqian Chen, Tsun-Wen Yao, Katerina Ajami, Xin M Wang, Yury Popov, Detlef Schuppan, Patrick Bertolino, Geoffrey W McCaughan, Denise MT Yu, Mark D Gorrell
Sumaiya Chowdhury, Yiqian Chen, Tsun-Wen Yao, Katerina Ajami, Xin M Wang, Patrick Bertolino, Geoffrey W McCaughan, Denise MT Yu, Mark D Gorrell, Centenary Institute and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Yury Popov, Detlef Schuppan, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States
Mark D Gorrell, Molecular Hepatology, Centenary Institute, Newtown, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
Author contributions: Chowdhury S and Chen Y performed majority of experiments, analyzed and interpreted data; Chowdhury S wrote manuscript; Yao TW and Ajami K performed experiments; Wang XM, Schuppan D, Popov Y and Bertolino P provided consultation; Schuppan D and Popov Y performed part of the experiments; Most studies took place in McCaughan GW’s laboratory; Yu DMT and Gorrell MD designed and supervised and critically revised and reviewed manuscript.
Supported by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Grant 512282 (to Gorrell MD); Rebecca L Cooper Foundation Equipment Grants (to Gorrell MD); University of Sydney International Scholarship (to Chen Y); Australian Postgraduate Scholarship (to Yao TW); and Grant NIH U19 AI066313 (to Schuppan D)
Correspondence to: Mark D Gorrell, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular Hepatology, Centenary Institute, Locked Bag No. 6, Newtown, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia. m.gorrell@centenary.usyd.edu.au
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Received: November 7, 2012
Revised: January 17, 2013
Accepted: February 2, 2013
Published online: May 21, 2013
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