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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
Cytokines are regulatory polypeptides secreted during the generation of an immune or inflammatory response by lymphocytes, cells of the monocyte/macrophage series, and a variety of other cell types. Alterations in the production, site of action, or metabolism of cytokines by exogenous factors, such as ethanol (EtOH), may have deleterious effects on the immune system as a whole. EtOH has been implicated in the onset of a variety of immune defects in vivo including effects on the production of cytokines critically involved in inflammatory responses (tumor necrosis factor, interleukin 1 and interleukin 6). In this review, we examine current knowledge regarding the effects of EtOH on the release of cytokines in humans and in animal models, in vitro and in vivo, which may help to elucidate the adverse actions of EtOH on mammalian immune systems.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0741-8329
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
455-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Ethanol and cytokine secretion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review