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Inhibition of sulfur mustard-induced cytotoxicity and inflammation by the macrolide antibiotic roxithromycin in human respiratory epithelial cells

BACKGROUND: Sulfur mustard (SM) is a potent chemical vesicant warfare agent that remains a significant military and civilian threat. Inhalation of SM gas causes airway inflammation and injury. In recent years, there has been increasing evidence of the effectiveness of macrolide antibiotics in treati...

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Autores principales: Gao, Xiugong, Ray, Radharaman, Xiao, Yan, Barker, Peter E, Ray, Prabhati
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1890552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17524151
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2121-8-17