Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2010; 16(19): 2355-2361
Published online May 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i19.2355
Butyrate stimulates IL-32α expression in human intestinal epithelial cell lines
Ayako Kobori, Shigeki Bamba, Hirotsugu Imaeda, Hiromitsu Ban, Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, Yasuharu Saito, Yoshihide Fujiyama, Akira Andoh
Ayako Kobori, Shigeki Bamba, Hirotsugu Imaeda, Hiromitsu Ban, Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, Yasuharu Saito, Yoshihide Fujiyama, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tukinowa, Otsu 520-2192, Japan
Akira Andoh, Division of Mucosal Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tukinowa, Otsu 520-2192, Japan
Author contributions: Andoh A and Fujiyama Y designed the research; Kobori A, Bamba S, Imaeda H, Ban H, Tsujikawa T and Saito Y performed the research; Andoh A wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Shigeki Bamba, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tukinowa, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan. sb@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
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Received: January 10, 2010
Revised: February 23, 2010
Accepted: March 2, 2010
Published online: May 21, 2010
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