Probiotics (Lactobacillus rhamnosus R0011 and acidophilus R0052) Reduce the Expression of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Mice with Alcoholic Liver Disease

• Meegun Hong ,

  ¶‡ MH, SWK, and SHH contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea

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• Seung Woo Kim ,

  ¶‡ MH, SWK, and SHH contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical science, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea

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• Sang Hak Han ,

  ¶‡ MH, SWK, and SHH contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea

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• Dong Joon Kim ,

  ¶DJK and KTS also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea

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• Ki Tae Suk ,

  * E-mail: ktsuk@hallym.ac.kr

  ¶DJK and KTS also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Yeon Soo Kim,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea

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• Myong Jo Kim,

  Affiliation College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea

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• Moon Young Kim,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South Korea

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• Soon Koo Baik,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South Korea

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• Young Lim Ham

  Affiliation Department of Emergency medical technology, Daewon University College, Jecheon, South Korea

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