title: [Injury to the immune system by food contaminated by environmental toxins].
abstract: Immunity may be used as bioindicator for environmental toxic substances: Low level concentration of Pb, Cd, nitrosamines, Benzopyrene, nicotine and saturated fatty acids in food lead after application over months to a reduction of cellular and humoral immune response. After challenge by different infectious agents mortality was higher in the experimental group of mice. Up to date, investigations with low level doses of toxic agents in food running over a longer time had not been performed.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Umwelthygiene und Impfwesen, Technischen Universität München.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Stickl
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000187:drug effects*; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D014118:Toxins, Biological
vernacular_title: Schädigung des Immunsystems über kontaminierte Nahrung durch Umweltgifte.