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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2008; 14(38): 5851-5856
Published online Oct 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5851
FR167653, a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitor, aggravates experimental colitis in mice
Takashi Nishimura, Akira Andoh, Atsushi Nishida, Makoto Shioya, Yuhsuke Koizumi, Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, Yoshihide Fujiyama
Takashi Nishimura, Akira Andoh, Atsushi Nishida, Makoto Shioya, Yuhsuke Koizumi, Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, Yoshihide Fujiyama, Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa, Otsu 520-2192, Japan
Author contributions: Nishimura T performed research; Andoh A wrote the paper; Nishida A, Shioya M, Koizumi Y, Tsujikawa T, and Fujiyama Y designed research.
Correspondence to: Akira Andoh, MD, Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa, Otsu 520-2192, Japan. andoh@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
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Received: April 21, 2008
Revised: July 5, 2008
Accepted: July 12, 2008
Published online: October 14, 2008
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