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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2009; 15(39): 4907-4914
Published online Oct 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4907
Published online Oct 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4907
Short-term Celecoxib intervention is a safe and effective chemopreventive for gastric carcinogenesis based on a Mongolian gerbil model
Chao-Hung Kuo, Huang-Ming Hu, Division of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan, China
Chao-Hung Kuo, I-Chen Wu, Chang-Ming Jan, Wen-Ming Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Chao-Hung Kuo, Jaw-Yuan Wang, Chang-Ming Jan, Wen-Ming Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Pei-Yun Tsai, Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan, China
Sheau-Fang Yang, Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Lin-Li Chang, Department of Microbiology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Jaw-Yuan Wang, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Kuo CH designed the study, collected and analyzed the data, supervised the collection, and wrote the manuscript; Hu HM, Tsai PY, Wu IC, Chang LL, Wang JY, Jan CM, Wang WM participated in the design and coordination of the work involved; Yang SF was the consultant overseeing the histopathological findings; Wu DC participated in the study design and coordination, and supervised the study; All authors have approved the final draft submitted.
Supported by A grant from Kaohsiung Medical University (Q096014), and Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital (kmhk-96-005, kmhk-95-005). This study was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Kaohsiung Medical University
Correspondence to: Deng-Chyang Wu, MD, PhD, Chief, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 100 Tz-You 1st Road, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan, China. dechwu@yahoo.com
Telephone: +886-7-3121101-7451 Fax: +886-7-3135612
Received: July 28, 2009
Revised: August 31, 2009
Accepted: September 6, 2009
Published online: October 21, 2009
Revised: August 31, 2009
Accepted: September 6, 2009
Published online: October 21, 2009
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