T Lymphocytes as Tools in Diagnostics and Immunotoxicology

1. The Use of T Cells in Hazard Characterization of Chemical and Drug Allergens and Integration in Testing Strategies
Ian Kimber, Marc Pallardy

2. Activation of the TCR Complex by Peptide-MHC and Superantigens
Christine Louis-Dit-Sully, Britta Blumenthal, Marlena Duchniewicz, Katharina Beck-Garcia, Gina J. Fiala, Esmeralda Beck-García, Markus Mukenhirn, Susana Minguet, Wolfgang W. A. Schamel

3. Activation of the TCR Complex by Small Chemical Compounds
Christine Louis-Dit-Sully, Wolfgang W. A. Schamel

4. T Cell Responses to Contact Allergens
Hans Ulrich Weltzien, Stefan F. Martin, Jean-François Nicolas

5. Contact Hypersensitivity: Quantitative Aspects, Susceptibility and Risk Factors
Peter S. Friedmann, Christopher Pickard

6. Tools and Methods for Identification and Analysis of Rare Antigen-Specific T Lymphocytes
Stefan F. Martin, Sonja S. Schmucker, Anne Richter

7. Human T Cell Priming Assay: Depletion of Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes in CD25+ Cells Improves the In Vitro Detection of Weak Allergen-Specific T Cells
Marc Vocanson, Amine Achachi, Virginie Mutez, Magalie Cluzel-Tailhardat, Béatrice Le Varlet, Aurore Rozières, Philippe Fournier, Jean-François Nicolas

8. Correlation of Contact Sensitizer Potency with T Cell Frequency and TCR Repertoire Diversity
Philipp R. Esser, Ian Kimber, Stefan F. Martin

9. On the Role of Co-inhibitory Molecules in Dendritic Cell: T Helper Cell Coculture Assays Aimed to Detect Chemical-Induced Contact Allergy
Matthias Peiser, Manuel Hitzler, Andreas Luch

10. T Cell Responses to Drugs and Drug Metabolites
C. J. Earnshaw, T. Pecaric-Petkovic, B. K. Park, D. J. Naisbitt

11. Hypersensitivity Reactions to Beta-lactams
Maria J. Torres, Cristobalina Mayorga, Natalia Blanca-López, Miguel Blanca

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