Suppression of the macrophage proteasome by ethanol impairs MHC class I antigen processing and presentation.

Alcohol binge-drinking (acute ethanol consumption) is immunosuppressive and alters both the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system. Antigen presentation by macrophages (and other antigen presenting cells) represents an important function of the innate immune system that, in part, determines t...

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Main Authors: Alain J D'Souza, Shyamal D Desai, Xiaowen L Rudner, Michelle N Kelly, SanBao Ruan, Judd E Shellito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3581560?pdf=render