Alcohol and the Immune system.

Lecturer
Dr. Gary Meadows
College of Pharmacy
Box 646510
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-6510
(509) 335-4753
meadows@mail.wsu.edu

Editor
Dr. Steve Pruett
LSU Medical Center
Department of Cellular Biology & Anatomy
1501 Kings Highway
Shreveport, LA 71130
(318) 675-4386
Spruet@mail.sh.lsumc.edu

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Lecture Summary

Overview of the immune system
1. Distribution of lymphoid tissues in the body
2. Innate immunity
3. Acquired immunity
  1. Humoral immunity
  2. Cell-mediated immunity
Primary effects of alcohol on the immune system
1. Infectious diseases
2. Autoimmunity
3. Cancer
Specific effects of alcohol consumption in humans with and without liver disease
Effects of high alcohol intake in rodent model systems
1. Infectious diseases
2. Acute alcohol effects on immune responses
3. Chronic alcohol effects on immune responses