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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2008; 14(39): 5990-5995
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5990
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5990
Rectal administration of d-alpha tocopherol for active ulcerative colitis: A preliminary report
Seyed Amir Mirbagheri, Behtash Ghazi Nezami, Solmaz Assa, Amir-Alam hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 13145-784, Iran
Mannan Hajimahmoodi, Department of Drug and Food Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 13145-784, Iran
Author contributions: Mirbagheri SA developed the main hypothesis of the study, performed endoscopic studies and clinical examinations, supervised and edited the paper; Mirbagheri SA, Nezami BG, and Assa S designed the research; Nezami BG and Assa S followed the patients and recorded the data; Hajimahmoodi M determined the plasma level of α-tocopherol in recruited patients; Nezami BG and Assa S analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Supported by Research grant provided by the Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Correspondence to: Seyed Amir Mirbagheri, MD, Depart-ment of Internal Medicine, Amir-Alam Hospital, North Sa’adi Street, Tehran 13145-784, Iran. mirbagherimd@yahoo.com
Telephone: +98-216-6708688 Fax: +98-216-6704805
Received: June 1, 2008
Revised: August 11, 2008
Accepted: August 18, 2008
Published online: October 21, 2008
Revised: August 11, 2008
Accepted: August 18, 2008
Published online: October 21, 2008
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