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Overexpression of transforming growth factor (<i>TGF</i>)-β1 and<i>TGF</i>-β3 genes in lung of toxic-inhaled patients
1 May 2010
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Iraq frequently used toxic inhalants during the war with Iran, exposing over 100,000 people to chemical reagents. Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a major pulmonary disease caused by exposure to harmful gases. Recently defect in clearance of apoptotic cells (efferocytosis) has been suggested as a mechanism that leads to several lung diseases. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta, a cytokine produced by...
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