Immunomodulation by metals.
A symposium entitled Immunomodulation by Metals was held at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The symposium was co-sponsored by the Immunotoxicology and Metals Specialty Sections of SOT and was designed to describe the types of adverse immunological reactions which occur in response to environmental and/or occupational exposure to metals. Epidemiological evidence and underlying mechanisms responsible for the observed alterations were also discussed. The following is a summary of each of the individual presentations.
Zelikoff
J T
JT
New York University Medical Center, New York 10016.
Smialowicz
R
R
Bigazzi
P E
PE
Goyer
R A
RA
Lawrence
D A
DA
Maibach
H I
HI
Gardner
D
D
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity / Q000187:drug effects*; D008670:Metals / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity
D008670:Metals