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Immunotoxicology

Proceedings of the International Seminar on the Immunological System as a Target for Toxic Damage — Present Status, Open Problems and Future Perspectives

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. A. Berlin

    1. Commission of the European Communities, Luxembourg

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  2. J. Dean

    1. Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology, Research Triangle Park, USA

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  3. M. H. Draper

    1. International Programme on Chemical Safety, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

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  4. E. M. B. Smith

    1. International Programme on Chemical Safety, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

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  5. F. Spreafico

    1. Institute of Pharmacological Research “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy

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Part of the book series: Developments in Hematology and Immunology (DIHI, volume 16)

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Table of contents (34 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXVII
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  2. Session I

    1. A Toxicologist’s View of Immunotoxicology

      • L. C. Zbinden
      Pages 1-11

    2. The Cells of the Immune System, an Update on Their Interactions and Signals

      • L. Adorini
      Pages 12-23

    3. Relationship Between the Immune System and Cancer

      • R. W. Baldwin
      Pages 24-34

    4. The Immune System and Infections

      • P. Lambert
      Pages 35-38

    5. Mechanisms of Autoimmunity

      • Helga Gleichmann, Ernst Gleichmann
      Pages 39-60

  3. Session II

    1. Primary Immunodeficiencies

      • J. L. Touraine
      Pages 61-68

    2. The Neoplastic Consequences of Immunodepression

      • I. Penn
      Pages 69-82

    3. Immunological Abnormalities in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

      • A. H. Rook, J. F. Manischewitz, A. S. Fauci
      Pages 83-97

    4. Monitoring the Human Immune System

      • G. Riethmueller, H. W. L. Ziegler-Heitbrock, E. P. Rieber
      Pages 98-103

    5. Immunorestoration in Secondary Immunodeficiency

      • J. W. Hadden
      Pages 104-124

  4. Session III

    1. The Role of Histopathology in Assessment of Immunotoxicity

      • J. G. Vos
      Pages 125-134

    2. Experience with Validation of Methodology for Immunotoxicity Assessment in Rodents

      • Jack H. Dean, Lloyd D. Lauer, Robert V. House, Edward C. Ward, Michael J. Murray
      Pages 135-158

    3. An In Vitro Model for Studying Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Thymic Atrophy Induced by Chlorinated Aromatic Compounds

      • William F. Greenlee, Karen M. Dold, Rosemarie Osborn
      Pages 159-170

    4. The Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue as a Model of a Specialized Immune Subsystem

      • J. G. Hall
      Pages 171-191

    5. Immunodepressive Drugs as Prototype Immunotoxicants

      • F. Spreafico, A. Merendino, L. Braceschi, S. Sozzani
      Pages 192-207

    6. The Toxicology of Biological Response Modifiers

      • E. Mihich, P. M. Kanter
      Pages 208-218

    7. MTP-PE, a Synthetic Lipophilic Muramyltripeptide: Biological and Toxcological Properties

      • D. G. Braun, P. Dukor, B. Lukas, G. Schumann, L. Tarcsay, M. Court et al.
      Pages 219-233
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About this book

IX The International Seminar on the Immunological System as a Target for Toxic Damage was held at The Commission of the European Communities (CEC) in Luxembourg on 6-9 November 1984. It was organized by the CEC and the International Programme on Chemical Safety of UNEP/ILO/WHO with the support of the u. S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - USA and with the participation of the International Society of Immunophar­ macology. These bodies are actively concerned with the scientific and applied aspects of immunotoxicology. The Seminar consisted of thirty-four invited papers and three major panel discussions covering current and future test strategies for the screening of immunotoxic substances, hypersensitivity and the health implications of immunotoxico­ logical problems. It was attended by more than 200 scien­ tists from 27 countries representing all the Member states of the European Economic Community and the six Regions of the World Health Organization. These scientists represented many different disciplines and interests. The Seminar's principal objectives were: a review of recent advances in knowledge concerning the structure, function and dysfunction of the immunological system; - a review of the effects of xenobiotics on the immune system in animals and humans; an examination of the human health implications of immunotoxicity; discussion and critical analysis of the procedures for the assessment of immunological damage, a discussion of needs for the further development of laboratory and epidemiological methods and their validation, and a consideration of current test strategies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Commission of the European Communities, Luxembourg

    A. Berlin

  • Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology, Research Triangle Park, USA

    J. Dean

  • International Programme on Chemical Safety, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

    M. H. Draper, E. M. B. Smith

  • Institute of Pharmacological Research “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy

    F. Spreafico

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Immunotoxicology

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the International Seminar on the Immunological System as a Target for Toxic Damage — Present Status, Open Problems and Future Perspectives

  • Editors: A. Berlin, J. Dean, M. H. Draper, E. M. B. Smith, F. Spreafico

  • Series Title: Developments in Hematology and Immunology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4307-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: ECSC, EEC, EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg and WHO, Geneva 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8414-7Published: 13 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-4307-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 528

  • Topics: Immunology, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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