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immunotoxicology, pathology, and therapeutic applications

edited by Robert V. House, Jacques Descotes.

Humana Press

c2007

x, 366 p. ill.

Methods in pharmacology and toxicology

Includes bibliographical references and index , Introduction to cytokines as targets for immunomodulation / Theresa Whiteside -- Cytokine measurement tools for immunotoxicology / Rob J. Vandebriel -- The relevance of the T1/T2 paradigm in immunotoxicology: example of drug hypersensitivity reactions / Herve Lebrec and John Vasilakos -- Microbial exploitation and subversion of the human chemokine network / James Pease -- The use of cytokines in the identification and characterization of chemical allergens / Rebecca Dearman and Ian Kimber -- Inflammatory cytokines and lung toxicity / Debra L. Laskin ... [et al.] -- Cytokine polymorphisms and relationship to disease / Berran Yucesoy ... [et al.] -- Effects of drugs of abuse on cytokine responses / Stephen B. Pruett -- Preclinical approaches for safety assessment of cytokines / Peter T. Thomas and Melissa S. Beck-Westermeyer -- The flu-like syndrome and cytokines / Jacques Descotes and Thierry Vial -- Cytokine-induced vascular leak syndrome / Roxana Baluna -- Cytokines and autoimmune diseases: from the control of autoimmune diseases with anti-cytokine treatment to the induction of autoimmunity with cytokine treatment / Pierre Miossec -- Evaluation of antibodies in clinical trials of cytokines / Steven Swanson -- Cytokines and pharmacokinetic drug interactions / Kenneth Renton -- Evaluation of the immunological effects of cytokines administered to patients with cancer / Michael Robertson -- Clinical adverse effects of cytokines on the immune system / Thierry Vial and Jacques Descotes.

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