Allergy and Immunotoxicology in Occupational Health

Takemi OtsukiDepartment of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical SchoolClaudia PetrarcaImmunotoxicology and Allergy Unit, Ce.S., “G. d'Annunzio” University FoundationMario Di GioacchinoDept. of Medicine and Ageing Science, “G. d'Annunzio” University

"This book is a collection of clinical and research findings related to allergies, a commonly treated condition. ... A review of author affiliations sheds light on likely readers: those in hygiene, dermatology, biofunctional chemistry, immunotoxicology, occupational medicine, and others. It will likely be read by professionals and researchers in the occupational health sector, too. ... The editors have met the challenge by insisting on the compilation of about 130 pages of densely referenced material pertinent to immunological toxicology." (J. Thomas Pierce, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2017)

• Chapter 1: Suppressive effects of asbestos exposure on the human immune surveillance system.-Chapter 2: Silica-induced immunotoxicity: chronic and aberrant activation of immune cells.-Chapter 3: Engineered nano materials and allergy.-Chapter 4: Allergens in Occupational Allergy: Prevention and Management. Focus on Asthma.-Chapter 5: Particulate-driven type-2 immunity and allergic responses.-Chapter 6: Traditional and Emerging Occupational Asthma（OA）in Japan.-Chapter7: Skin sensitization model based on only animal data by qualitative structure-toxicity relationships (QSTR) approach.-Chapter 8: Non-industrial indoor environments and work-related asthma, a review.-Chapter 9: Combined effect on Immune and Nervous System of Aluminum Nanoparticles.-Chapter 10: Non Pulmorary Effects of Isocianates.-Chapter 11: Skin Exposure to Nanoparticles.><