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. 2013 Jul-Aug;11(4):205-9.

Serum levels of interleukins 2, 4, 6, and 10 in veterans with chronic sulfur mustard-induced pruritus: a cross-sectional study

Yunes Panahi  1 , Seyyed Masoud Davoudi, Fatemeh Beiraghdar, Mojtaba Amiri, Alireza Saadat, Eisa Tahmasbpour Marzony, Mohmad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Amirhossein Sahebkar
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Serum levels of interleukins 2, 4, 6, and 10 in veterans with chronic sulfur mustard-induced pruritus: a cross-sectional study

Yunes Panahi et al. Skinmed. 2013 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Inflammation is a key component in the pathogenesis of sulfur mustard (SM)-induced skin complications. Here, the levels of interleukin (IL) -2, IL-4, IL-6, and IL-10 were evaluated in patients with chronic SM-induced complications. Seventy-four serum samples were collected from SM-injured veterans (SM group; n = 37) and nonchemically injured patients (control group; n = 37) with skin pruritus. The levels of IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, and IL-10 were evaluated by sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay technique in both nil and mitogen medium. No significant difference was found in pruritus score between SM (74.16 +/- 5.93) and control (74.48 +/- 6.15) groups (P > .05). The mean serum concentrations of IL-2 and IL-6 were found to be significantly elevated in the control compared with the SM group (P < .05). However, no significant difference was observed between the study groups regarding serum levels of IL-4 and IL-10 (P > .05). Serum IL-2 (in both SM and control groups) and IL-6 (in the control group) concentrations were significantly correlated with pruritus score while no significant association was found for IL-4 and IL-10. Serum concentrations of IL-2, IL-6, and IL-10 are significantly decreased in SM-exposed patients with chronic pruritus. Such alterations might represent a plausible mechanism for tissue damage and skin itching following SM exposure. Therefore, variation of ILs may also contribute to skin pruritus induced by SM.

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