Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2009; 15(44): 5533-5540
Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5533
Immunotherapy for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis using the multiple cytokine production modulator Y-40138
Tatsuhiro Tsujimoto, Hideto Kawaratani, Toshiyuki Kitazawa, Hitoshi Yoshiji, Masao Fujimoto, Masahito Uemura, Hiroshi Fukui
Tatsuhiro Tsujimoto, Hideto Kawaratani, Toshiyuki Kitazawa, Hitoshi Yoshiji, Masao Fujimoto, Masahito Uemura, Hiroshi Fukui, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara 634-8522, Japan
Author contributions: Tsujimoto T, Kawaratani H, Kitazawa T and Uemura M performed the majority of the experiments; Tsujimoto T, Kawaratani H, Yoshiji H and Fujimoto M analyzed the data; Tsujimoto T and Fukui H designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan, No. 19590784
Correspondence to: Tatsuhiro Tsujimoto, MD, PhD, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara 634-8522, Japan. tat-tyan@xa2.so-net.ne.jp
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Received: September 10, 2009
Revised: October 15, 2009
Accepted: October 22, 2009
Published online: November 28, 2009
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