Immunologic

... tolerance). In some children who are genetically susceptible, or for other as-yet-unknown reasons, oral tolerance does not develop and different immunologic and inflammatory mechanisms can be elicited. Whether nonimmunologic mechanisms can have a role in the development of specific intolerances ...

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... produce inflammatory reactions after intravenous deposition into the lung of a mouse. As reported previously, the schistosome egg granuloma is an immunologic reaction of the delayed hypersensitivity type; this inflammatory process is prevented by immunosuppressive measures, and characteristically ...

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... paracrine, or endocrine effects that are often pleiotropic and redundant. Their molecular weight lies between 6 and 70 kd. The cytokines of immunologic relevance are primarily those that are formed by immune cells (monokines and lymphokines) and/or influence their function. In principle, ...

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... often include areas of scale, crusts, ulceration, alopecia, and depigmentation; they may be pruritic. The dermatitis may be associated with an immunologic reaction to dead and dying microfilariae. Although the pathogenesis of these lesions is unclear, treatment with microfilaricidal drugs may ...

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... Receipt Date: April 25, 1996 Application Receipt Date: May 24, 1996 PURPOSE The intent of this initiative is to stimulate research on biologic and immunologic mechanisms involved in the development of lymphomas in AIDS patients. Specifically, this initiative will encourage development and testing ...

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