Publisher's Synopsis
The conference papers in this volume review progress in the development of new immunomodulating agents and strategies in treating immunologic disorders, along with surveying new information on the effects on immune functions of the older immunomodulating drugs. Topics include design and synthesis, mode of action, pharmacology, toxicology, isolation and structural elucidation of natural products with immunomodulating activities, clinical applications, peptides as immunomodulating agents, immuno-therapy of infectious diseases, and the role of biological response modifiers.