Cytokines in human health : immunotoxicology, pathology, and therapeutic applications

CYTOKINES IN HUMAN HEALTH: IMMUNOTOXICOLOGY, PATHOLOGY AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS Robert V. House and Jacques Descotes, Editors Table of Contents: Final Preface (Robert V. House, DVC LLC) Chapter 1: Introduction to cytokines as targets for immunomodulation (Theresa Whiteside) Chapter 2: Cytokine measurement tools for immunotoxicology (Rob J. Vandebriel) Chapter 3: The relevance of the T1/T2 paradigm in immunotoxicology: example of drug hypersensitivity reactions (Herve Lebrec and John Vasilakos) Chapter 4: Microbial exploitation and subversion of the human chemokine network (James Pease) Chapter 5: The use of cytokines in the identification and characterization of chemical allergens (Rebecca Dearman and Ian Kimber) Chapter 6: Inflammatory cytokines and lung toxicity (Debra L. Laskin, Vasanthi R. Sunil, Robert J. Laumbach and Howard M. Kipen) Chapter 7: Cytokine polymorphisms and relationship to disease (Berran Yucesoy, Victor Johnson, Michael Kashon and Michael Luster) Chapter 8 : Effects of drugs of abuse on cytokine responses (Stephen B. Pruett) Chapter 9: Preclinical approaches for safety assessment of cytokines (Peter T. Thomas and Melissa S. Beck-Westermeyer) Chapter 10: The flu-like syndrome and cytokines (Jacques Descotes and Thierry Vial) Chapter 11 : Cytokine-induced vascular leak syndrome (Roxana Baluna) Chapter 12 : Cytokines and autoimmune diseases: from the control of autoimmune diseases with anti-cytokine treatment to the induction of autoimmunity with cytokine treatment (Pierre Miossec) Chapter 13: Evaluation of antibodies in clinical trials of cytokines (Steven Swanson) Chapter 14: Cytokines and pharmacokinetic drug interactions (Kenneth Renton) Chapter 15 : Evaluation of the immunologic effects of cytokines administered to patients with cancer (Michael Robertson) Chapter 16: Clinical adverse effects of cytokines on the immune system (Thierry Vial and Jacques Descotes)