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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2008; 14(38): 5834-5841
Published online Oct 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5834
Evidence for the involvement of NOD2 in regulating colonic epithelial cell growth and survival
Sheena M Cruickshank, Louise Wakenshaw, John Cardone, Peter D Howdle, Peter J Murray, Simon R Carding
Sheena M Cruickshank, Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom; Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
Louise Wakenshaw, Simon R Carding, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom; The Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UA, United Kingdom
John Cardone, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
Peter D Howdle, Section of Medicine, Surgery & Anaesthesia, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
Peter J Murray, Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis TN 38105, United States
Author contributions: Cruickshank SM and Wakenshaw L contributed equally to this work; Cruickshank SM, Wakenshaw L and Cardone J performed research; Howdle PD and Carding SR contributed funding; Murray PJ contributed new reagents; Carding SR designed research; Cruickshank SM and Carding SR analyzed data and wrote the paper.
Supported by (in part) Grants from Action Medical Research (SRC, SMC); The Leeds Teaching Hospitals Charitable Foundation (SRC and PH), NIH (PJM); The European Union “Leonardo da Vinci” Scholarship Program (JC); BBSRC sponsored postgraduate studentship (LW); The American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (PJM)
Correspondence to: Simon R Carding, Professor, The Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UA, United Kingdom. simon.carding@bbsrc.ac.uk
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Received: December 21, 2007
Revised: July 14, 2008
Accepted: July 21, 2008
Published online: October 14, 2008
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