Melatonin as modulator for sulfur and nitrogen mustard-induced inflammation, oxidative stress and DNA damage: molecular therapeutics

E Ramos, E Gil-Martín, C De Los Ríos, J Egea… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sulfur and nitrogen mustards, bis (2-chloroethyl) sulfide and tertiary bis (2-chloroethyl)
amines, respectively, are vesicant warfare agents with alkylating activity. Moreover …

Roles of IL-8 in ocular inflammations: a review

H Ghasemi, T Ghazanfari, R Yaraee… - Ocular immunology …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: This review presents the current in vitro and in vivo animal and human research
on the roles of IL-8 in ocular inflammatory diseases. Materials and Methods: Data sources …

Mustard gas toxicity: the acute and chronic pathological effects

K Ghabili, PS Agutter, M Ghanei… - Journal of applied …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Ever since it was first used in armed conflict, mustard gas (sulfur mustard, MG) has been
known to cause a wide range of acute and chronic injuries to exposure victims. The earliest …

Long-term health outcomes among survivors exposed to sulfur mustard in Iran

H Amini, M Solaymani-Dodaran, B Mousavi… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The prevalence and severity of long-term health complications after exposure to
sulfur mustard are unknown. Objective To investigate the long-term health outcomes among …

Mustard gas exposure actuates SMAD2/3 signaling to promote myofibroblast generation in the cornea

NR Sinha, R Tripathi, PK Balne, L Suleiman, K Simkins… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sulfur mustard gas (SM) is a vesicating and alkylating agent used as a chemical weapon in
many mass-casualty incidents since World War I. Ocular injuries were reported in> 90% of …

Ocular toxicity of mustard gas: A concise review

A Fuchs, EA Giuliano, NR Sinha, RR Mohan - Toxicology letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Sulfur mustard (SM) is a chemical warfare agent that has been used throughout recent
history and remains a threat today. Exposed soldiers and civilians experience a variety of …

Differential gene expression and protein-protein interaction network profiling of sulfur mustard-exposed rabbit corneas employing RNA-seq data and bioinformatics …

R Kumar, DM Sinha, BR Lankau, NR Sinha… - Experimental Eye …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sulfur mustard (SM) ocular exposure severely damages the cornea and causes vision
impairment. At present, no specific therapy exists to mitigate SM-induced corneal injury and …

Advances in treatment of acute sulfur mustard poisoning–a critical review

L Etemad, M Moshiri, M Balali-Mood - Critical reviews in toxicology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Sulfur mustard (SM) is a blistering chemical warfare agent that was used during the World
War I and in the Iraq–Iran conflict. The aim of this paper is to discuss and critically review the …

Limbal epithelial cell therapy: past, present, and future

TP Utheim - Corneal Regenerative Medicine: Methods and …, 2013 - Springer
The cornea, the clear window at the front of the eye, transmits light to the retina to enable
vision. The corneal surface is renewed by stem cells located at the peripheral limbal region …

Mustard gas exposure instigates retinal Müller cell gliosis

B Mahaling, NR Sinha, S Sokupa, UR Addi… - Experimental eye …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sulfur mustard (SM) is a chemical warfare agent (CWA) that causes severe eye pain,
photophobia, excessive lacrimation, corneal and ocular surface defects, and blindness …