Are serum levels of immunoglobulin classes and IgG subclasses involved in delayed pulmonary complications induced by sulfur mustard? Sardasht-Iran Cohort Study

• Published in: International immunopharmacology Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 936 - 943
• Main Authors: Ghazanfari, Tooba, Mostafaie, Ali, Yaraee, Roya, Pourfarzam, Shahryar, Faghihzadeh, Soghrat, Rezaei, Abbas, Mahmoudi, Mahmoud, Vaez-Mahdavi, Mohammad R., Moaiedmohseni, Sakine, Soroush, Mohammad R., Naghizadeh, Mohammad M., Faghihzadeh, Elham, Hassan, Zuhair M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Chemical Warfare Agents - toxicity; Cohort Studies; Humans; IgG subclasses; Immunoglobulin; Immunoglobulin Isotypes - blood; Iran - epidemiology; Lung Diseases - blood; Lung Diseases - chemically induced; Lung Diseases - epidemiology; Lung Diseases - immunology; Lung function; Male; Mustard Gas - toxicity; Sardasht-Iran Cohort Study; Iran; Immunoglobulin; Lung function; Sardasht-Iran Cohort Study; IgG subclasses

Respiratory complications are the foremost long term debilitating effects after sulfur mustard toxicity. The underlying immunological mechanisms of sulfur mustard induced lung damage are still poorly understood. The question of the involvement of immunoglobulin classes and subclasses in delayed pulm...