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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2011; 17(15): 2019-2027
Published online Apr 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i15.2019
Gastric cancer cells induce human CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells through the production of TGF-β1
Xiang-Liang Yuan, Lei Chen, Tong-Tong Zhang, Yan-Hui Ma, Yun-Lan Zhou, Yan Zhao, Wei-Wei Wang, Ping Dong, Liang Yu, Yan-Yun Zhang, Li-Song Shen
Xiang-Liang Yuan, Tong-Tong Zhang, Yan-Hui Ma, Yun-Lan Zhou, Yan Zhao, Wei-Wei Wang, Li-Song Shen, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
Lei Chen, Ping Dong, Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
Xiang-Liang Yuan, Yan-Yun Zhang, Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (SJTUSM) and Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and SJTUSM, Shanghai 200025, China
Liang Yu, Center for Cancer Research, Monash Institute for Medical Research, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3168, Australia
Author contributions: Yuan XL, Chen L, Shen LS and Zhang YY contributed equally to this work; Shen LS and Zhang YY designed research; Yuan XL, Chen L, Zhang TT, Ma YH, Zhou YL and Zhao Y performed research; Yuan XL, Chen L, Wang WW, Dong P and Yu L analyzed the data; Yuan XL, Shen LS and Zhang YY wrote the paper.
Supported by Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation, No. 10ZR1420000 and National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81072009
Correspondence to: Li-Song Shen, MD, PhD, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China. lisongshen@hotmail.com
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Received: December 19, 2010
Revised: December 28, 2010
Accepted: January 4, 2011
Published online: April 21, 2011
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