Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2012; 18(30): 3977-3991
Published online Aug 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i30.3977
Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum on gut barrier function in experimental obstructive jaundice
Yu-Kun Zhou, Huan-Long Qin, Ming Zhang, Tong-Yi Shen, Hong-Qi Chen, Yan-Lei Ma, Zhao-Xin Chu, Peng Zhang, Zhi-Hua Liu
Yu-Kun Zhou, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, No. 455 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Shanghai 200052, China
Huan-Long Qin, Ming Zhang, Tong-Yi Shen, Hong-Qi Chen, Yan-Lei Ma, Zhao-Xin Chu, Peng Zhang, Zhi-Hua Liu, Department of Surgery, The Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China
Author contributions: Zhou YK and Qin HL designed and performed the study, collected data, did sample analyses, wrote the manuscript and acquired the funding; Zhang M did the gel electrophoresis and Western blotting; Shen TY participated in the study design; Ma YL, Chen HQ and Chu ZX did the immunohistochemical and fluorescence staining; Zhang P and Liu ZH did document retrieval and data analysis; and all authors have read and approved the final version to be published.
Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30471687; and Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, No. 2008CB517403
Correspondence to: Huan-Long Qin, MD, Department of Surgery, The Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China. huanlongqin@hotmail.com
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Received: July 27, 2011
Revised: November 23, 2011
Accepted: June 8, 2012
Published online: August 14, 2012
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