Opposing Effects of Alcohol on the Immune System

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Summary

Current understanding of the impact of moderate versus excessive alcohol consumption on the innate and adaptive branches of the immune system derived from both in vitro as well as in vivo studies carried out in humans and animal model studies are summarized.

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review
Published
2015-09-14
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219
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Keywords

Immune system, Alcohol, Alcohol consumption, Innate immune system, Animal studies

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