Is the Inflammasome Pathway Active in the Peripheral Blood of Sulfur Mustard-exposed Patients?

The mustard lung is a late consequence of exposure to sulfur mustard (SM) in veterans who had participated in the Iraq-Iran war. Three mechanisms are contributed in the pathogenesis of mustard lung including oxidative stress, protease-antiprotease imbalance, and dysregulated immune response. In the...

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Main Authors: Sholeh Etehad Asnaf, Mitra Sabetghadam, Habib Jaafarinejad, Raheleh Halabian, Shahram Parvin, Ensieh Vahedi, Nasrin Pazoki, Jafar Salimian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-04-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
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Online Access:https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/2186