title: Atopic dermatitis-associated protein interaction network lead to new insights in chronic sulfur mustard skin lesion mechanisms.
abstract: Chronic sulfur mustard skin lesions (CSMSLs) are the most common complications of sulfur mustard exposure; however, its mechanism is not completely understood.According to clinical signs, there are similarities between CSMSL and atopic dermatitis (AD). In this study, proteomic results of AD were reviewed and the AD-associated protein-protein interaction network (PIN) was analyzed. According to centrality measurements, 16 proteins were designated as pivotal elements in AD mechanisms. Interestingly, most of these proteins had been reported in some sulfur mustard-related studies in late and acute phases separately. Based on the gene enrichment analysis, aging, cell response to stress, cancer, Toll- and NOD-like receptor and apoptosis signaling pathways have the greatest impact on the disease. By the analysis of directed protein interaction networks, it is concluded that TNF, IL-6, AKT1, NOS3 and CDKN1A are the most important proteins. It is possible that these proteins play role in the shared complications of AD and CSMSL including xerosis and itching.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Injuries Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,P.O. 1949613711, Iran.
authors.forename: Mojtaba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amiri
authors.forename: Mohieddin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jafari
authors.forename: Sadegh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azimzadeh Jamalkandi
authors.forename: Seyed-Masoud
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Davoodi
mesh_terms: D002619:Chemical Warfare Agents / Q000633:toxicity*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009151:Mustard Gas / Q000633:toxicity*; D060066:Protein Interaction Maps; D020543:Proteome / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002619:Chemical Warfare Agents; D020543:Proteome; D009151:Mustard Gas