Evaluation of Association Between the Serum Levels of MMP-9 and MMP-9/TIMPs With Soluble Forms of Selectins and Itching Induced by Sulfur Mustard

• Main Authors: Nayere Askari (Author), Tooba Ghazanfari (Author), Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh (Author), Athar Moin (Author), Ali Khamesipour (Author), Shahryar Pourfarzam (Author), Zuhair Mohammad Hassan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Iranian Society of Pathology, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background & objective: Pruritus is the most frequent chronic dermal complication of sulfur mustard (SM), which negatively influences the quality of life. Exact pathophysiology of SM-induced itching is unknown. The current study aimed at evaluating the possible association between SM-induced itc...