“…On days 3,5,7,9,11,13, and 15 after the third gene transfer in the UC rats that were used to detect HGF expression, the colonic tissues treated with TPH were removed, and the paraffinembedded sections were analyzed for the HGF expression by immunohistochemistry. For HGF, the sections were treated with anti-human HGF monoclonal antibodies (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA) followed by a treatment with peroxidaseconjugated goat anti-mouse immunoglobulins (Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories, West Grove, PA, USA).…”