Drugs of Abuse, Immunity and AIDS

By: Pawel Migula (Editor), T.W. Klein (Editor), S. Specter (Editor)

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Drawn from a June 1992 international conference in Clearwater Beach, Florida, 39 papers report the latest findings and thought concerning the impact of psychotropic drugs on the immune system. Researchers are convinced that the use of recreational drugs must reduce the body's natural immunity; they

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Stress, the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis, and Immune Function	p. 1
Psychological Stress, Immunity, and Immune Depression	p. 7
Opioids, Receptors, and Immunity	p. 13
Consequences of Opiate-Dependency in a Monkey Model of AIDS	p. 21
Effects of Opioids on Proliferation of Mature and Immature Immune Cells	p. 29
Immune Alterations in Chronic Morphine-Treated Rhesus Monkeys	p. 35
Immunosuppressive Effects of Morphine on Immune Responses in Mice	p. 41
Morphine-Induced Modulation of Immune Status: Evidence for Opioid Receptor Mediation and Compartment Specificity	p. 53
Morphine Binding Sites on Human T Lymphocytes	p. 61
Marijuana and Bacterial Infections	p. 67
Effects of Marijuana on Spleen Lymphocytes from Mice of Different Age Groups	p. 73
Syphilis and Drugs of Abuse	p. 81
Serum Proteins Affect the Inhibition by Delta-Tetrahydrocannabinol of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Production by Mouse Macrophages	p. 89
Marijuana and Host Resistance to Herpesvirus Infection	p. 95
Marijuana and Head and Neck Cancer	p. 107
Evidence for a Cannabinoid Receptor in Immunomodulation by Cannabinoid Compounds	p. 115
Cocaine and Immunocompetence: Possible Role of Reactive Metabolites	p. 121
Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Cocaine-Induced Modulation of Human T Lymphocytes Proliferation	p. 127
Effects of Cocaine on the Respiratory Burst of Murine Macrophages	p. 135
Cocaine Facilitation of Cryptosporidiosis by Murine AIDS in Male and Female C57/BL/6 Mice	p. 143
Ethanol-Induced Suppression of in Vivo Host Defense Mechanisms to Bacterial Infection	p. 153
Alcohol, Cytokines, and Immunodeficiency	p. 159
Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte (PMN) Priming/Activation by Acute Ethanol Intoxication	p. 165
Ethanol Affects Macrophage Production of IL-6 and Susceptibility to Infection by Legionella pneumophila	p. 169
Suppression by Dietary Alcohol of Resistance to Cryptosporidium During Murine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome	p. 175
Enhancement of HIV-1 Replication by Opiates and Cocaine: The Cytokine Connection	p. 181
Small Animal Model of AIDS and the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus	p. 189
Current Status and Future Prospects in the Immunotherapy of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection	p. 203
Perinatal AIDS: Drugs of Abuse and Transplacental Infection	p. 211
Solid Tumors and HIV-Infected Patients Other Than AIDS-Defining Neoplasms	p. 219
Stress, Endocrine Responses, Immunity and HIV-1 Spectrum Disease	p. 225
Epidemiology and Infectious Complications of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antibody Positive Patients	p. 235
Immune Function and Drug Treatment in Anti-Retrovirus Negative Intravenous Drug Users	p. 241
Psychosocial Stress and NK Cells among Members of a Communal Settlement	p. 247
Multiple Pathogens May Induce Growth Factor Cascade Resulting in KS	p. 255
Exposure to the Abused Inhalant, Isobutyl Nitrite, Compromises both Antibody and Cell-Mediated Immunity	p. 265
Natural Killer Cells and Cryptococcus neoformans	p. 269
Index	p. 277
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