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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2012; 4(6): 146-151
Published online Jun 27, 2012. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v4.i6.146
Published online Jun 27, 2012. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v4.i6.146
Pentoxifylline improves liver regeneration through down-regulation of TNF-α synthesis and TGF-β1 gene expression
Rodrigo Bronze Martino, Ana Maria Mendonça Coelho, Márcia Saldanha Kubrusly, Regina Leitão, Sandra Nassa Sampietre, Marcel Cerqueira Cesar Machado, Telesforo Bacchella, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D’Albuquerque, Department of Gastroenterology (LIM/37), and Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 01246903, Brazil
Author contributions: Martino RB performed the research and analyzed the data; Coelho AMM performed the chemical analysis and wrote the paper; Kubrusly MS performed the molecular analysis; Leitão R performed the pathological analysis; Sampietre SN contributed to experimental procedures and collection of data; Machado MCC designed the research and wrote the paper; Bacchella T revised the manuscript; D’Albuquerque LAC provided materials and laboratory equipment and revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Marcel Cerqueira Cesar Machado, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Sao Paulo, AV. Dr. Arnaldo Viera de Carvalho, 455 - 3 andar, sala 3206,, Cerqueira Cesar, São Paulo 01246903, Brazil. amcoelho@usp.br
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Received: September 20, 2011
Revised: June 20, 2012
Accepted: June 23, 2012
Published online: June 27, 2012
Revised: June 20, 2012
Accepted: June 23, 2012
Published online: June 27, 2012
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