Abstract
Summary of the American College for Advancement in Medicine November 2004 Conference on Emerging Concepts in Immunology
Highlights
Embraced by Southern California’s warm sunny skies and temperate gentle breezes, over 500 physicians, health practitioners and medical professionals convened at American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM)’s ‘A Blast to the Future—Emerging Concepts in Immunology’ conference, in order to learn about the latest science behind a wide variety of exciting new CAIM therapies
The American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM) is a not-for-profit medical society dedicated to educating physicians and other health care professionals on the latest findings and emerging procedures in preventive/nutritional medicine
The following concepts were reviewed: (i) the cross-reactivity of tissues and cellular antigens, including myelin basic protein- specific T cells, with multiple microbial peptides; (ii) how haptenic chemicals such as mercury can bind to different tissue antigens and induce allergic and autoimmune reactions; (iii) the prototypic Th2 autoimmunity induced by mercury and its dependence on interferon (IFN)-␥ and other proinflammatory cytokines in animal models and in children with autism; and (iv) the practical assessment of the immune system in the setting of complex disease states utilizing testing for: T-cell helper/suppressor ratios, antinuclear antibody (ANA), fibrillarin, chromatin, mercury, neurofilament, tubulin and antibodies to neuron-specific antigens
Summary
Summary of the American College for Advancement in Medicine November 2004 Conference on Emerging Concepts in Immunology. The following concepts were reviewed: (i) the cross-reactivity of tissues and cellular antigens, including myelin basic protein- specific T cells, with multiple microbial peptides; (ii) how haptenic chemicals such as mercury can bind to different tissue antigens and induce allergic and autoimmune reactions; (iii) the prototypic Th2 autoimmunity induced by mercury and its dependence on interferon (IFN)-␥ and other proinflammatory cytokines in animal models and in children with autism; and (iv) the practical assessment of the immune system in the setting of complex disease states utilizing testing for: T-cell helper/suppressor ratios, antinuclear antibody (ANA), fibrillarin, chromatin, mercury, neurofilament, tubulin and antibodies to neuron-specific antigens.
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