Immunopharmacology 2018

Clinical Applications of Immunopharmacology

Basic Science research includes investigations of the innate and acquired immune systems, cancer immunology, immunology of infectious diseases and intracellular signalling mechanisms used by cells of the immune system, among others. Clinical Applications of Immunology are diverse, and Immunologic methods are used in the treatment and prevention of large number of immune-mediated diseases. Recent advances in Diagnostic Immunology, such as miniaturization, amplified immunoassays, use of monoclonal antibodies in Flow cytometry and immunofluorescence, and incorporation of molecular biology principles in immunological methods, has revolutionized the applicability and scope of immunological methods in multiple therapeutic areas, including, but not limited to, the immunologic aspects of a very broad range of human diseases, encompassing investigations in the fields of cancer and cancer therapeutics; transplantation of solid organs and stem cells; autoimmune diseases including endocrine diseases such as Type 1 diabetes, rheumatologic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE); pulmonary diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); neurologic diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS); gastrointestinal diseases such as Crohn's disease, Celiac’s Disease, and Ulcerative Colitis (IBD); and many others.