Summary of National Meeting of the Society for Leukocyte Biology (27th) (A Reticuloendothelial Society)

Abstract

The 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for Leukocyte Biology and the 12th International RES Congress was held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, October 14-18th, 1990. The theme of the meeting was cellular and cytokine networks in tissue immunity. The following areas were discussed in detail: (a) cytokines in the regulation of hematopoetic and immune cell proliferation: molecular cloning and characterization of interleukins 9 and 11, application of antisense probes in regulation of cell proliferation, and suppressive effects of IL-1, TNF a, and IL-lra; (b) composition and function of tissue-specific immune networks in the skin, brain, lung, and gut with special emphasis on infection and autoimmune disease; (c) neuroendocrine networks in the central nervous system during infection and inflammatory brain disease; (d) novel inflammatory cytokines with chemotactic and cell activation properties that include IL-8.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1991
Accession Number
ADA237649

Entities

People

  • Monte S. Meltzer

Organizations

  • Medical College of Georgia

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autoimmune Diseases
  • Availability
  • Brain
  • Brain Diseases
  • Cell Physiological Processes
  • Cells
  • Central Nervous System
  • Classification
  • Cytokines
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Immunity
  • Infection
  • Leukocytes
  • Nervous System
  • Phagocytes
  • Security
  • Tissue Immunity

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Immunology and Pathology