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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2006; 12(42): 6806-6811
Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6806
Dexamethasone mediates protection against acute pancreatitis via upregulation of pancreatitis-associated proteins
Emad Kandil, Yin-Yao Lin, Martin H Bluth, Hong Zhang, Gabriel Levi, Michael E Zenilman
Emad Kandil, Yin-Yao Lin, Martin H Bluth, Hong Zhang, Michael E Zenilman, Department of Surgery, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Martin H Bluth, Gabriel Levi, Department of Pathology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Institutes of Health, No. DK054511
Correspondence to: Michael E Zenilman, MD, Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Box 40, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, United States. michael.zenilman@downstate.edu
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Received: May 2, 2006
Revised: September 15, 2006
Accepted: September 22, 2006
Published online: November 14, 2006
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