title: Overview of immunotoxicology and current applications to respiratory diseases.
abstract: Immunotoxicology has been defined as the study of adverse effects on the immune system resulting directly from environmental, occupational, or therapeutic exposure to chemicals (including drugs), biological materials and, in certain instances, physiological factors, collectively referred to as agents. It encompasses immunosuppression, allergy, autoimmunity and inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Toxicology and Molecular Biology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505-2888, USA.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Luster
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simeonova
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gallucci
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matheson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yucesoy
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugawara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D000922:Immunotoxins / Q000276:immunology*; D008168:Lung / Q000276:immunology*; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D000922:Immunotoxins