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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2007; 13(23): 3232-3236
Published online Jun 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i23.3232
Low-dose tacrolimus ameliorates liver inflammation and fibrosis in steroid refractory autoimmune hepatitis
Fin Stolze Larsen, Ben Vainer, Martin Eefsen, Peter Nissen Bjerring, Bent Adel Hansen
Fin Stolze Larsen, Martin Eefsen, Peter Nissen Bjerring, Bent Adel Hansen, Department of Hepatology, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
Ben Vainer, Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by funding from Rigshospitalet, The Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine, Savvaerksejer Jeppe Juhl and wife Ovita Juhls Foundation, The Novo Nordisk Foundation, The AP-Møller Foundation, and an unrestricted grant from Astellas Inc
Correspondence to: Fin Stolze Larsen, MD, PhD, DSc, Department of Hepatology A-2121, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 3, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. stolze@post3.tele.dk
Telephone: +45-35-452357 Fax: +45-35-452913
Received: February 13, 2007
Revised: March 5, 2007
Accepted: March 15, 2007
Published online: June 21, 2007
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