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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2012; 18(36): 5065-5071
Published online Sep 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i36.5065
Propionyl-L-carnitine hydrochloride for treatment of mild to moderate colonic inflammatory bowel diseases
Giuseppe Merra, Giovanni Gasbarrini, Lucrezia Laterza, Marco Pizzoferrato, Andrea Poscia, Franco Scaldaferri, Vincenzo Arena, Francesca Fiore, Achille Cittadini, Alessandro Sgambato, Francesco Franceschi, Antonio Gasbarrini
Giuseppe Merra, Francesco Franceschi, Emergency Department, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
Giovanni Gasbarrini, Medical Research Foundation and non-profit organization, 40123 Bologna, Italy
Lucrezia Laterza, Marco Pizzoferrato, Franco Scaldaferri, Antonio Gasbarrini, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
Andrea Poscia, Institute of Hygiene, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
Vincenzo Arena, Institute of Pathology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
Francesca Fiore, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
Achille Cittadini, Alessandro Sgambato, Institute of General Pathology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Gasbarrini G and Gasbarrini A designed the research; Gasbarrini G evaluated the histological samples; Merra G, Fiore F and Franceschi F performed the research; Arena V provided technological and material support; Pizzoferrato M, Poscia A, Scaldaferri F, Cittadini A and Sgambato A analyzed the data; Merra G, Laterza L, Scaldaferri F and Sgambato A wrote and revised the paper.
Correspondence to: Antonio Gasbarrini, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, L.go Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy. agasbarrini@rm.unicatt.it
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Received: March 6, 2012
Revised: April 26, 2012
Accepted: May 13, 2012
Published online: September 28, 2012
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