[PubMed Citation] Sulfur mustard (SM) is highly toxic to the lung inducing both acute and chronic effects including upper and lower obstructive disease, airway inflammation, and acute respiratory distress syndrome, and with time, tracheobronchial stenosis, bronchitis, and bronchiolitis obliterans
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Moreover, xanthine dehydrogenase and glutathione synthase gene expression were downregulated, whereas glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase was upregulated compared to control
This work was supported by the Loterie Romande and the Fonds pour la Recherche en Sant du Qubec (SL)
(2009) L-Carnitine supplementation reduces oxidized LDL cholesterol in patients with diabetes
It is reported that the GSH system plays an important role in maintaining redox homeostasis and thus supports cancer cells' survival in response to oxidative stress [29]