6TH CONFERENCE--DRUG ABUSE, IMMUNOMODULATION AND AIDS

描述：（申请人摘要） 第六届药物滥用、免疫调节和艾滋病大会将于 与委员会年度会议同时举行 1998年6月11日至13日在公主酒店举行的药物依赖问题（CPDD） 在亚利桑那州的斯科茨代尔。 会议介绍将结合联合收割机的基本 在药物诱导的领域具有很强临床相关性的研究 免疫系统的改变，特别强调 这些变化对感染性疾病进展的意义。 这些 结果对街头疾病流行有直接的意义， 包括肺结核和艾滋病在内的吸毒者。 了代表 将包括以下领域的基础和临床研究人员：1。 的 药物与免疫细胞相互作用的药理学和细胞生物学; 2. 参与药物-免疫系统相互作用的免疫学; 3. 的作用 对中枢神经系统中药物诱导的免疫作用; 4. 这些药物诱导的免疫变化的生理意义， 关于疾病进展。 在后一类中，会谈将集中在 逆转录病毒感染的动物和人类模型， 疾病的流行病学方面。 会议的目标 是将这一领域的杰出研究人员聚集在一起， 让他们展示最新的数据。 由于多样的 与会者的背景会议作为一种教育媒介 这些研究人员的方法和途径，不属于 他们的主要训练。 会议也是一个教育的工具， 新一代科学家进入药物滥用领域。 为此 青年研究者旅行奖可供参加 这些学生在会上。 最后，会议的结果将是 以适当的方式尽快传播， 了那次会议

DESCRIPTION: (APPLICANT'S ABSTRACT) The 6th Conference on Drugs of Abuse Immunomodulation and AIDS will take place in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Committee on the Problems of Drug Dependency (CPDD) on June 11-13, 1998 at the Princess Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona. The meeting presentations will combine basic research with strong clinical correlates in the area of drug-induced alteration of the immune system with a particular emphasis on the significance of these alterations to infectious disease progression. These results have immediate relevance in terms of diseases epidemic in street drug addicts including tuberculosis and AIDS. The conference participants will include both basic and clinical researchers in the areas of: 1. the pharmacology and cell biology of the interaction of drugs with immune cells; 2. the immunology involved in drug-immune system interactions; 3. the role of the central nervous system in the drug-induced immune effects; and 4. the physiological significance of these drug-induced immune changes with regard to disease progression. In this latter category, talks will focus on both animal and human models of retroviral infections with a strong emphasis on the epidemiological aspects of the disorders. The goals of the meeting are to bring together the preeminent researchers in this field and provide a forum for them to present their most recent data. Because of the diverse backgrounds of the participants the meeting serves as a medium for education of these investigators in methodologies and approaches that are not part of their primary training. The meeting also is a tool for the education of the new generation of scientists entering the field of drug abuse. To this end Young Investigator Travel Awards are available to allow participation of these students at the meeting. Finally the results of the meeting will be disseminated by appropriate means as quickly as possible after the end of the meeting.