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Pharmacological modification of immune responses has been pursued in the last twenty years as a possible therapeutic modality for a number of pathologies that include neoplasia, autoimmune diseases, infections. The search for new agents has been conducted on an empirical basis using complex experimental models of possible predictive value.
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Trizio, D. et al. (1990). Immunopharmacology of a Class of Synthetics with Therapeutic Potential in Infections and Other Types of Diseases. In: Masihi, K.N., Lange, W. (eds) Immunotherapeutic Prospects of Infectious Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76120-1_1
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