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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2010; 16(45): 5759-5765
Published online Dec 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i45.5759
Protective effects of Lactobacillus plantarum against epithelial barrier dysfunction of human colon cell line NCM460
Zhi-Hua Liu, Tong-Yi Shen, Peng Zhang, Yan-Lei Ma, Mary Pat Moyer, Huan-Long Qin
Zhi-Hua Liu, Peng Zhang, Yan-Lei Ma, Huan-Long Qin, Department of Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China
Tong-Yi Shen, Department of Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China
Mary Pat Moyer, INCELL Corporation, San Antonio, TX 78249, United States
Author contributions: Qin HL and Liu ZH conceived the study, participated in its design and coordination, acquired funding, and wrote the manuscript; Liu ZH and Shen TY conducted majority of the experiments, and statistical analyses; Moyer MP provided NCM460 cells and revised the manuscript; Zhang P and Ma YL performed the experiment of Western blotting; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30672044; and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, No. 2008CB517403
Correspondence to: Huan-Long Qin, MD, Professor, Department of Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China. hlqin@live.cn
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Received: June 2, 2010
Revised: July 3, 2010
Accepted: July 10, 2010
Published online: December 7, 2010
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