@article{oai:niigata-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00016095, author = {中平, 浩人}, issue = {4}, journal = {新潟医学会雑誌, 新潟医学会雑誌}, month = {Apr}, note = {It has been suggested that chemicals and complex mixtures capable of affecting the normal endocrine system, endocrine disruptors, may exert adverse health effects on humans and wildlife. These effects are not only abnormal reproductive system development but also other malfunctions of living including affected immune system. In this paper, we reviewed allergic diseases caused by endocrine disruptors. There are many artificial chemicals designated as endocrine disruptors which have been confirmed to be allergens. However, it is not fully understood where and how much they are used in everyday lives and to what extend humans are exposed to them. Some of endocrine disruptors are also suspected to modulate the immune system to cause allergic diseases. Little is known about the characteristics of these chemicals at the moment. Only seventy artificial chemicals are listed as endocrine disruptors so far. There are still many chemicals which should be assessed whether they possess adverse effects towards human health. In addition, new sorts of chemicals will be produced more and more in future. It is urgent to develop new methods to detect chemicals which adversely affect human health including allergic diseases}, pages = {188--194}, title = {3)環境ホルモンとアレルギー性疾患(シンポジウム 環境アレルギー, 第546回新潟医学会 )}, volume = {113}, year = {1999} }