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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2010; 16(10): 1285-1292
Published online Mar 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i10.1285
Heme oxygenase-1 protects donor livers from ischemia/reperfusion injury: The role of Kupffer cells
Zhong Zeng, Han-Fei Huang, Ming-Qing Chen, Fei Song, Yu-Jun Zhang
Zhong Zeng, Han-Fei Huang, Ming-Qing Chen, Fei Song, Organ Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China
Yu-Jun Zhang, Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
Author contributions: Zeng Z and Huang HF contributed equally to this work; Zeng Z, Huang HF and Chen MQ designed the research; Huang HF, Song F and Zhang YJ performed the research; Huang HF and Chen MQ contributed analytic tools; Song F analyzed the data; Zeng Z and Huang HF wrote the paper.
Supported by The Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province, China, No. 2007C137M and the Joint Funds of Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province, China, No. 2007C0009R
Correspondence to: Zhong Zeng, MD, Organ Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China. zzong@medmail.com.cn
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Received: November 21, 2009
Revised: January 3, 2010
Accepted: January 10, 2010
Published online: March 14, 2010
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