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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2008; 14(36): 5570-5583
Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5570
Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5570
Potentially probiotic bacteria induce efficient maturation but differential cytokine production in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells
Sinikka Latvala, Taija E Pietilä, Ville Veckman, Ilkka Julkunen, Department of Viral Diseases and Immunology, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, Helsinki 00300, Finland
Riina A Kekkonen, Riitta Korpela, Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki, PO Box 63, Helsinki 00014, Finland
Riina A Kekkonen, Soile Tynkkynen, Riitta Korpela, Research Center, Valio Ltd, Meijeritie 4, Helsinki 00370, Finland
Author contributions: Latvala S, Pietilä TE, Veckman V, Kekkonen RA, Tynkkynen S, Korpela R, and Julkunen I designed research and took part in data analysis and paper writing; Latvala S, Pietilä TE, and Kekkonen RA performed the experiments and carried out data analysis; Latvala S, Julkunen I wrote the paper.
Supported by The Medical Research Council of the Academy of Finland and the Sigrid Juselius Foundation
Correspondence to: Sinikka Latvala, Department of Viral Diseases and Immunology, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, Helsinki FIN-00300, Finland. sinikka.latvala@ktl.fi
Telephone: +358-9-47448943 Fax: +358-9-47448355
Received: April 23, 2008
Revised: August 29, 2008
Accepted: September 5, 2008
Published online: September 28, 2008
Revised: August 29, 2008
Accepted: September 5, 2008
Published online: September 28, 2008
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