title: Modulation of immunity and viral-host interactions by alcohol.
abstract: This manuscript represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2001 RSA Meeting in Montreal, Canada. The organizers/chairs were Gyongyi Szabo and Geoffrey M. Thiele. The presentations were (1) Introduction, by Gyongyi Szabo; (2) Chemokine dysregulation after acute ethanol exposure, by Elizabeth J. Kovacs; (3) Chemokine production and innate immunity in the livers of simian immunodeficiency virus-infected Macaca mulatta following chronic alcohol administration, by Abraham P. Bautista; (4) Influence of ethanol consumption on the severity and progression of hepatitis associated with cytomegalovirus infection, by Laura Sosa and Thomas R. Jerrells; (5) Scavenger receptor involvement in the immune response to the metabolites of chronic ethanol ingestion, by Geoffrey M. Thiele; and (6) Mechanisms of impaired accessory cell functions due to alcohol exposure and hepatitis C infection, by Gyongyi Szabo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha VA Medical Center, Research Services 68105, USA. GTHIELE@unmc.edu
authors.forename: Geoffrey M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Thiele
authors.forename: Gyongyi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szabo
authors.forename: Elizabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kovacs
authors.forename: Abraham P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Bautista
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sosa
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Jerrells
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000818:Animals; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol