Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2012; 18(28): 3696-3704
Published online Jul 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i28.3696
Lentiviral vector-mediated down-regulation of IL-17A receptor in hepatic stellate cells results in decreased secretion of IL-6
Sheng-Chu Zhang, Yi-Hu Zheng, Pan-Pan Yu, Tan Hooi Min, Fu-Xiang Yu, Chao Ye, Yuan-Kang Xie, Qi-Yu Zhang
Sheng-Chu Zhang, Yi-Hu Zheng, Pan-Pan Yu, Fu-Xiang Yu, Yuan-Kang Xie, Qi-Yu Zhang, Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
Tan Hooi Min, Stem Cell Center, Lund University, 22184 Lund, Sweden
Chao Ye, Department of Infectious Disease, Binjiang Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou 310051, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang SC, Yu PP, Min TH and Yu FX performed the majority of experiments; Ye C and Xie YK provided analytical tools and were also involved in editing the manuscript; Zhang QY and Zheng YH designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Supported by The Zhejiang Extremely Key Subject of Surgery; and The Wenzhou Key Laboratory Project in Surgery
Correspondence to: Qi-Yu Zhang, Professor, Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China. zgzhqy@126.com
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Received: October 5, 2011
Revised: April 4, 2012
Accepted: May 6, 2012
Published online: July 28, 2012
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