Background: Sulfur mustard (2,2’-bis-chloroethyl-sulfide; SM) has been a military threat since the World War I. SM is the major chemical warfare agent used by Japan during World War II. The clinical picture of poisoning, including cutaneous blisters, respiratory tract damage, ocular lesions and bone marrow depression is well known. In this report, we describe a civilian exposure in August 2003,...

In previous studies (1, 2, 3) one of us (L.) has reported experiments which are concerned with the oxidation of sulfur in the cystine molecule. It was demonstrated that if deamination of cystine be prevented by “blocking” the amino group (as in phenyluraminocystine (1) or dibenzoylcystine (3) ), the sulfur of the molecule was not oxidized normally and was excreted in the urine in large part in ...

Influence of acetate-C/NO3(-)-N/S(2-) ratio to the functional microbial community during the denitrifying sulfide removal process is poorly understood. Here, phylogenetic and functional bacterial community for elemental sulfur (S(0)) recovery and nitrate (NO3(-)) removal were investigated with the switched S(2-)/NO3(-) molar ratio ranged from 5/2 to 5/9. Optimized S(2-)/NO3(-) ratio was evaluat...

in this study the effect of the alkylating agent, sulfur mustard, on calf thymus chromatin was investigated using uv/vis spectroscopy, gel electrophoresis and thermal denaturation techniques. the results show that treatment of isolated chromatin with sulfur mustard releases histones from the core particles but does not affect histone h i and nonhistone chromosomal proteins. the content of relea...

In this study the effect of the alkylating agent, sulfur mustard, on calf thymus chromatin was investigated using UV/Vis spectroscopy, gel electrophoresis and thermal denaturation techniques. The results show that treatment of isolated chromatin with sulfur mustard releases histones from the core particles but does not affect histone H I and nonhistone chromosomal proteins. The content of ...

background: sulfur mustard was the most widely applied chemical warfare agent by the iraqi army in iran–iraq war (1983-1988). considering the role of sulfur mustard toxicity in hematopoietic neoplasms and also new role of jak2 mutation in these neoplasms, we assessed this mutation and delayed hematologic complications in veterans exposed to sulfur mustard. methods: this case control study was p...

sulfur mustard is one of the major potent chemical warfare agents. it was widely used against not only military personnel but also civilian people ofiranduring the last years (1984–1988) of the iraq–iran war. a number of studies were performed regarding the acute and long-term consequences of sulfur mustard on respiratory system. currently, many aspects of leading respiratory disorder that was ...

Sulfur mustard is one of the major potent chemical warfare agents. It was widely used against not only military personnel but also civilian people ofIranduring the last years (1984–1988) of the Iraq–Iran war. A number of studies were performed regarding the acute and long-term consequences of sulfur mustard on respiratory system. Currently, many aspects of leading respiratory disorder that was ...

Sulfur mustard is a vesicant chemical warfare agent, which has been used during Iraq-Iran-war. Many veterans and civilians still suffer from long-term complications of sulfur mustard exposure, especially in their lung. Although the lung lesions of these patients are similar to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), there are some differences due to different etiology and clinical care. L...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction : during iran-iraq war, iraqi troops used chemical weapons especially sulfur mustard (sm) gas against the iranian soldiers several times. results of previous studies and observations have all emphasized that chemical weapons pose hazardous effects on different human organs such as lungs, skin, hematopoietic ti...