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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2016; 22(9): 2760-2770
Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2760
Life and death at the mucosal-luminal interface: New perspectives on human intestinal ischemia-reperfusion
Joep Grootjans, Kaatje Lenaerts, Wim A Buurman, Cornelis H C Dejong, Joep P M Derikx
Joep Grootjans, Kaatje Lenaerts, Cornelis HC Dejong, Joep PM Derikx, Department of Surgery, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Joep Grootjans, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
Wim A Buurman, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Author contributions: Grootjans J and Derikx JPM wrote the manuscript; Grootjans J, Lenaerts K, Buurman WA, Dejong CHC and Derikx JPM provided important intellectual contribution to the manuscript.
Supported by Dutch Gastroenterology and Hepatology Society (MLDS grant WO10-57 to Dejong CHC and Lenaerts K); Career Development Grant CDG (to Derikx JPM); and The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (Rubicon grant 825.13.012 to Grootjans J).
Conflict-of-interest statement: No conflicts of interest exist.
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Correspondence to: Joep Grootjans, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6200 Maastricht, The Netherlands. j.grootjans@maastrichtuniversity.nl
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Received: June 22, 2015
Peer-review started: June 25, 2015
First decision: July 14, 2015
Revised: September 24, 2015
Accepted: December 14, 2015
Article in press: December 14, 2015
Published online: March 7, 2016
Core Tip

Core tip: To improve our knowledge on the pathophysiology of human intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (IR), a new human experimental model was developed in recent years. In the current review, we overview and discuss the most important new insights on intestinal IR in man.