title: Alcohol and inflammation and immune responses: summary of the 2006 Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group (AIRIG) meeting.
abstract: The 11th annual meeting of the Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group was held at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois on November 17, 2006. The Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group meeting is held annually to exchange new findings and ideas that arise from ongoing research examining the effects of alcohol intake on the immune system. The event consisted of five sessions, two of which featured plenary talks from invited speakers, two with oral presentations from selected abstracts, and a final poster session. Participants presented new data on a variety of topics including the effects of ethanol on key cells of the immune system (neutrophils, dendritic cells, NK cells), B cell responses, the capacity to clear infectious agents, and the barrier functions of skin, lung, and intestine.
authors: Department of Pathology, The University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. thomas-waldschmidt@uiowa.edu
authors: Thomas J
authors: TJ
authors: Waldschmidt
authors: Robert T
authors: RT
authors: Cook
authors: Elizabeth J
authors: EJ
authors: Kovacs
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D000431:Ethanol / Q000633:toxicity*; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity / Q000187:drug effects*; D007239:Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000633:toxicity; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000502:physiology; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D000431:Ethanol; D009195:Peroxidase