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Effects of paraoxonase 1 activity and gene polymorphisms on long-term pulmonary complications of sulfur mustard-exposed veterans.
International immunopharmacology - 1 Nov 2013
Taravati Ali, Ardestani Sussan K, Ziaee Abed-Ali, Ghorbani Atefeh, Soroush Mohammad-Reza, Faghihzadeh Soghrat, Kazemi Hadi, Rezaei Abbas, Hoseini Habibollah, Ghazanfari Tooba
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Sulfur mustard (SM) is an alkylating agent with prolonged adverse effects. The antioxidant paraoxonase 1 (PON1), an endogenous free radical scavenger, plays a protective role against oxidative stress. The possible roles of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of SM, together with the antioxidant...
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