Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	32943
Country	China

Received	2017-01-30 17:03
Peer-Review Started	2017-02-02 14:43
To Make the First Decision	2017-02-23 10:27
Return for Revision	2017-02-27 15:20
Revised	2017-03-13 10:40
Second Decision	2017-04-27 11:57
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2017-05-04 18:44
Articles in Press	2017-05-04 18:44
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Typeset the Manuscript	2017-05-18 10:11
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-05-27 00:33

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Perspectives of traditional Chinese medicine in pancreas protection for acute pancreatitis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Jun Li, Shu Zhang, Rui Zhou, Jian Zhang and Zong-Fang Li
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China 30171167 National Natural Science Foundatio 30901945 Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education 20130201130009 Science and Technology Program of Shaanxi Province 2012KTCQ03-15 Science Research Foundation of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University YJ(QN)201311
Corresponding Author	Zong-Fang Li, MD, PhD, National Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biodiagnostics and Biotherapy, Department of General Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, 157 West 5th Road, Xi’an 710004, Shaanxi Province, China. lzf2568@gmail.com
Key Words	Acute pancreatitis; Traditional Chinese medicine; Alternative therapy; Pancreas protection; Anti-inflammatory
Core Tip	Specific and effective therapies for the treatment of AP are lacking. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) exhibits beneficial, curative effects in basic research and clinical studies of AP treatment. Because of its abundance, low cost, safety and ability to target various aspects of AP pathogenesis, TCM provides a promising complementary and alternative therapy for the treatment of AP.
Publish Date	2017-05-27 00:33
Citation	Li J, Zhang S, Zhou R, Zhang J, Li ZF. Perspectives of traditional Chinese medicine in pancreas protection for acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(20): 3615-3623
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i20/3615.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i20.3615

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