An assessment of the ability of phthalates to influence immune and allergic responses

Toxicology

Volumn 271, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 73-82

  Kimber, Ian ^a   Dearman, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjuvants; Allergenicity; IgE; Immunogenicity; Phthalates

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; CYTOKINE; DIISOBUTYLPHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BUTYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIISODECYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIISOHEXYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIISONONYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIOCTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID ISODECYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID ISONONYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID OCTYL MONOESTER; PLASTICIZER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; PHTHALIC ACID;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPOTENTIATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; RODENT; SENSITIZATION; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RODENTIA;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MICE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PLASTICIZERS;

EID: 77952495584     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2010.03.020     Document Type: Review

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