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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2012; 18(17): 2084-2091
Published online May 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i17.2084
Rifaximin, but not growth factor 1, reduces brain edema in cirrhotic rats
Gemma Òdena, Mireia Miquel, Anna Serafín, Amparo Galan, Rosa Morillas, Ramon Planas, Ramon Bartolí
Gemma Òdena, Ramon Planas, Ramon Bartolí, Hepatology Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Germans Trias i Pujol Health Science Research Institute, 08916 Badalona, Spain
Gemma Òdena, Mireia Miquel, Rosa Morillas, Ramon Planas, Ramon Bartolí, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
Mireia Miquel, Department of Gastroenterology, Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, 08208 Sabadell, Spain
Anna Serafín, Platform of Laboratory Animal Applied Research, Parc Científic de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
Amparo Galan, Department of Biochemistry, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain
Rosa Morillas, Ramon Planas, Liver Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain
Author contributions: Òdena G and Miquel M contributed equally to this work; Miquel M, Morillas R, Planas R and Bartolí R designed the research; Òdena G, Miquel M and Bartolí R performed the experimental procedures; Serafín A performed the histological analysis; Galan A performed the biochemical analysis; Òdena G, Morillas R, Planas R and Bartolí R analyzed the data; Òdena G, Miquel M and Bartolí R wrote the paper.
Supported by A grant from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, PI051371, PI080809
Correspondence to: Ramon Bartolí, PhD, Hepatology Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Germans Trias i Pujol Health Sciences Research Institute, 08916 Badalona, Spain. rbartolisole@gmail.com
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Received: May 17, 2011
Revised: June 25, 2011
Accepted: August 15, 2011
Published online: May 7, 2012
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