Open AccessInterleukin-6 and airflow limitation in chemical warfare patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Davood Attaran,
Shahrzad M. Lari,
Mohammad Towhidi,
Hassan Ghobadi,
Hossein Ayatollahi,
Mohammad Khajehdaluee,
Mostafa Ghanei,
Reza Basiri
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s12545
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary disease , copd , intensive care medicine
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the main late complications of sulfur mustard poisoning. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum levels of interleukin (IL)-6 in war veterans with pulmonary complications of sulfur mustard poisoning and their correlation with severity of airways disease.
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