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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2011; 17(20): 2507-2514
Published online May 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i20.2507
Published online May 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i20.2507
Involvement of autophagy in alcoholic liver injury and hepatitis C pathogenesis
Natalia A Osna, Paul G Thomes, Terrence M Donohue Jr, University of Nebraska Medical Center, VA Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68105, United States
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this manuscript; Osna NA and Donohue TM Jr reviewed the current literature; Thomes PG provided much of the preliminary data on alcohol and autophagy mentioned in the text.
Supported by NIAAA, R21AA017232 and Dean’s Reviewed Research Grant of the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Correspondence to: Natalia A Osna, MD, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, VA Medical Center, 4101 Woolworth Ave, Omaha, NE 68105, United States. nosna@unmc.edu
Telephone: +1-402-9953735 Fax: +1-402-4490604
Received: January 7, 2011
Revised: March 23, 2011
Accepted: March 30, 2011
Published online: May 28, 2011
Revised: March 23, 2011
Accepted: March 30, 2011
Published online: May 28, 2011
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