Prostate Specific Antigen Level in Exposure to Sulfur Mustard

نویسندگان
Panahi, Yunes ID 1
Alikhani, Mohammad Yousef ID 2
Saadat, Alireza ID 3
Rafiee, Mohammad ID 4
Rafieemehr, Hassan ID 5
Abbasi, Mohammad ID 6

1 Chemical injuries research center, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Microbiology Department and Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

3 Chemical injuries research center, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Para Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

5 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Para Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

6 Department of Internal Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences Hamadan, Iran

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چکیده

Background: Oxidants and inflammation agents are predisposing factors for the development of prostate cancer. As a chemical warfare, sulfur mustard (SM) can cause cancer through various pathways mainly increased production of oxidants and inflammation. Due to high incidence of cancer in SM victims, concentration of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in SM ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Prostate specific antigen, Sulfur mustard, Oxidant agents, N- acetylcysteine, Prostate cancer, Antioxidants