IN VITRO MODELS TO EVALUATE DRUG-INDUCED HYPERSENSITIVITY: POTENTIAL TEST BASED ON ACTIVATION OF DENDRITIC CELLS

Hypersensitivity drug reactions (HDRs) are the adverse effect of pharmaceuticals that clinically resemble allergy. HDRs account for approximately 1/6 of drug-induced adverse effects, and include immune-mediated ('allergic') and non immune-mediated ('pseudo allergic') reactions. I...

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Main Authors: Valentina Galbiati, Angela Papale, Elena Kummer, Emanuela Corsini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2016.00204/full