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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2006; 12(43): 7012-7018
Published online Nov 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i43.7012
Published online Nov 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i43.7012
Steroids reduce local inflammatory mediator secretion and mucosal permeability in collagenous colitis patients
Yesuf Taha, Departments of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Yngve Raab, Magnus Thörn, Departments of Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Marie Carlson, Anders Larsson, Departments of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Yesuf Taha, Mikael Lördal, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Sweden
Lars Lööf, Center for Clinical Research, Central Hospital, Västerås, Sweden
Magnus Thörn, Department of Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, South Stockholm General Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by grants from the Swedish Medical Research Council, the Swedish Society of Medicine, the Medical Faculty of Uppsala University and Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge
Correspondence to: Yesuf Taha, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Hu-ddinge, S-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden. yesuf.taha@medsci.uu.se
Telephone: +46-8-58580000 Fax: +46-8-58582335
Received: September 7, 2006
Revised: October 2, 2006
Accepted: October 9, 2006
Published online: November 21, 2006
Revised: October 2, 2006
Accepted: October 9, 2006
Published online: November 21, 2006
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