Regulation of allergic responses to chemicals and drugs: Possible roles of epigenetic mechanisms

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-69

  Moggs, Jonathan G ^a   Terranova, Rémi ^a   Kammüller, Michael E ^a   Chibout, Salah Dine ^a   Chapman, Victoria ^b   Dearman, Rebecca J ^b   Kimber, Ian ^b  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical allergy; DNA methylation; Drug allergy; Epigenetic regulation; Histone modifications; Respiratory sensitization; Skin sensitization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; EPIGENETICS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY;

ALLERGENS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNIZATION; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 84867825596     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfs207     Document Type: Article

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