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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2011; 17(36): 4099-4103
Published online Sep 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i36.4099
Published online Sep 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i36.4099
Antioxidative potential of a combined therapy of anti TNFα and Zn acetate in experimental colitis
Michela Barollo, Renata D’Incà, Antara Banerjee, Surajit Patak, Cesare Ruffolo, Romilda Cardin, Giacomo Carlo Sturniolo, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy
Valentina Medici, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States
Giuseppe Ingravallo, Department of Pathology, University of Bari, Bari 70121, Italy
Marco Scarpa, Department of Oncological Surgery, Veneto Oncological Institute, Padova 35128, Italy
Author contributions: Barollo M and Medici V designed the study and wrote the manuscript; Scarpa M and Ruffolo C performed the experiments and the statistical analysis; Banerjee A, Patak S revised the manuscript; D’Incà R and Sturniolo GC designed the study and revised the manuscript; Cardin R performed the biochemical analysis; Ingravallo G carried out the histological analysis.
Supported by MIUR 40% University of Padova
Correspondence to: Giacomo Carlo Sturniolo, MD, Professor of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Via Giustiniani 2, Padova 35128, Italy. gc.sturniolo@unipd.it
Telephone: +39-49-8218726 Fax: +39-49-8760820
Received: December 15, 2010
Revised: February 19, 2011
Accepted: February 26, 2011
Published online: September 28, 2011
Revised: February 19, 2011
Accepted: February 26, 2011
Published online: September 28, 2011
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