T-cell recognition of chemicals, protein allergens and drugs: Towards the development of in vitro assays

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 4171-4184

  Martin, Stefan F ^a   Esser, Philipp R ^a,b   Schmucker, Sonja ^c   Dietz, Lisa ^d   Naisbitt, Dean J ^e   Park, B Kevin ^e   Vocanson, Marc ^f   Nicolas, Jean Francois ^f   Keller, Monika ^g   Pichler, Werner J ^g   Peiser, Matthias ^h   Luch, Andreas ^h   Wanner, Reinhard ⁱ   Maggi, Enrico ^j   Cavani, Andrea ^k   Rustemeyer, Thomas ^l   Richter, Anne ^c   Thierse, Hermann Josef ^d   Sallusto, Federica ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c MILTENYI BIOTEC GMBH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^h FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

ⁱ CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^k LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^l VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^m INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

Allergy; Bioassay; Contact dermatitis; Drug hypersensitivity; Immunotoxicology; In vitro alternatives; Non animal testing; T cell

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; ALLERGEN; ALPHA4 INTEGRIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CD28 ANTIGEN; CD45RA ANTIGEN; CD86 ANTIGEN; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; GAMMA INTERFERON; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PICRYL CHLORIDE; T6 ANTIGEN; TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; CD34 SELECTION; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HAPTEN CARRIER COMPLEX; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; MUS;

EID: 78651328041     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0495-3     Document Type: Review

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