... Research Program of China(2007CB512007), the National Natural Science Foun-dation of China (30700290) and Special Funds forPhD Training from the Ministry of Education ofChina (20060533009).References1 ... Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China2 Department of Burns and plastic surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaApoptosis is characterized by specific ... Pathophysiology,Xiangya School of Medicine, Central SouthUniversity, Changsha, Hunan 410008, ChinaFax ⁄ Tel: +86 731 2355019E-mail: xianzhongxiao@126.com(Received 8 December 2008, revised...