PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1996 BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCES
Jan. 9-12, Nashville, TN
Editors
C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter

COTTON AND OTHER ORGANIC DUSTS CONFERENCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview of (1-3)-Beta-Glucan Chemistry, Immunology and Toxicology
David L. Williams
285
Grain Dust, Endotoxin, and Airflow Obstruction
David A. Schwartz
289
Indoor Diseases Related to Microbial Cell Wall Components
Ragnar Rylander
295
Occupational Exposure Limits for Cotton and Wool Dusts in the UK
P.I. Purkis
300
Confirmation of Self-Administered Questionnaires as a Valid Indicator of Atopy in Cotton Textile Workers Using a Quantitative Skin Test
B.G. Williams, R.R. Jacobs
302
A Case Control Study of Variations in Lung Physiology Across the Working Week in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Textile Workers
Christopher J. Warburton, Angela M. Fletcher, C. Anthony C. Pickering, Robert McL. Niven, Lesley A. Oldham, Helen C. Francis
305
The Influence of Personal Characteristics, Current and Retrospective Dust Exposure and Cigarette Smoking on Daily and Weekly Variations of Lung Function in Textile Spinners
Christopher J. Warburton, Angela M. Fletcher, C. Anthony C. Pickering, Robert McL. Niven, Lesley A. Oldham, Helen C. Francis
307
Comparative Exposures to Endotoxin in Workers Exposed to Organic Dusts
J.C.G. Simpson, R.McL Niven, C.A.C. Pickering, L.A. Oldham, A.M. Fletcher, H.C. Francis
312
Prevalence and Predictors of Respiratory Symptoms in Workers Exposed to Organic Dusts
J.C.G. Simpson, R.McL Niven, C.A.C. Pickering, L.A. Oldham, A.M. Fletcher, H.C. Francis
315
Waste Dust and Risks for Disease - Presentation of a European Union Project
R. Rylander, Y. Peterson
318
Health Investigations in Sewage Workers
R. Rylander, Y. Peterson
318
In Vitro and In Vivo Reactivity Changes in Guinea Pig Airway Smooth Muscle in Response to Challenges from Heat- Treated and Untreated Cotton Dust Extract
R.S. Young, P. J. Nicholls
319
Cytotoxic Reaction of Human Pneumocytes and Monkey Kidney Cells after Exposure to Organic Dust and Dust Components
T. Sigsgaard, V. Roepstorff
323
Tannin Uncouples the ß-Adrenergic Receptor (ßar) from G Proteins
M.M. Cloutier, C.M. Schramm, L. Guernsey
327
Cytotoxic Effect of Patulin on Human Pneumocytes In Vitro
V. Roepstorff, T. Sigsgaard
331
A Comparison of the Effects of LPS and Detoxified LPS on Reactivity Changes Induced in the Guinea Pig Airway
R.S. Young, P. J. Nicholls
333
Smooth Muscle Contractor Activity of Cotton Dust Aqueous Extract In Vitro: I - Part of the Cotton-Dust-Aqueous-Extract- Induced Contraction of the Isolated Rat Fundus Strip is not Due to Endogenous 5-HT or 5-HT Release Mechanisms
B. Riazi-Farzad, P.J.Nicholls, R.D.E. Sewell
336
Smooth Muscle Contractor Activity of Cotton Dust Aqueous Extract In Vitro: II - The Response of the Guinea Pig Trachea in the Absence of 5-HT Induced Mechanisms is Only Partly Mediated Through Histamine-Sensitive Receptors
B. Riazi-Farzad, P.J. Nicholls, R.D.E. Sewell
343
Smooth Muscle Contractor Activity of Cotton Dust Aqueous Extract In Vitro: III - Fractionation Suggests that Different Components are Responsible for the Contractions Induced in the Rat Stomach Fundus and the Guinea Pig Trachea
B. Riazi-Farzad, P.J. Nicholls, R.D.E. Sewell
346
Smooth Muscle Contractor Activity of Dust Aqueous Extract In Vitro: IV - Heat Treatment under Mild Conditions Reduces its Rat Fundus Contractor Activity; Implications for Detoxification of Raw Cotton
B. Riazi-Farzad, P.J. Nicholls, R.D.E. Sewell
349
Smooth Muscle Contractor Activity of Cotton Dust Aqueous Extract In Vitro: V - Effects of Solvent and Chemical Treatments on the Responses of the Isolated Rat Stomach Fundus
B. Riazi-Farzad, P.J. Nicholls, R.D.E. Sewell
352
Guinea Pig Response to Zymosan and a Serial Exposure of Zymosan and Endotoxin
V.A. Robinson, D.G. Frazer, A.A. Afshari, W.T. Goldsmith, S. Olenchock, M.P. Whitmer, V. Castranova
356
Response of an Animal Model to Mixtures of Endotoxin and N-Formyl-Methionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine (FMLP) Aerosols
D.G. Frazer, V.A. Robinson, P.D. Siegel, N. Al-Humadi, A.A. Afshari, W.T. Goldsmith, S. Olenchock, M.P. Whitmer, V. Castranova
360
Pharmacologic Studies of Paper Dust Extracts in Isolated Guinea Pig Trachea
E. Schachter, E. Zuskin, M.G. Buck, S. Maayani, S.K. Goswami, N. Rienzi, S. Ali, E. Wan, V. Castranova, P. Siegel, M. Whitmer
363
Collection of Uniform, Card Generated, Vertically Elutriated Dust for Interlaboratory Comparison of Dust Endotoxin Assays
H.H. Perkins, Jr., S.A. Olenchock, R.E. Harrison
366
Bacterial Genera Associated with Three Cotton Growing Regions of the Cotton Belt
David T.W. Chun, Henry H. Perkins, Jr.
368
Diminutive Bract: A New Trait Associated with Cleaner Cotton Fiber
R.G. McDaniel
373
Bractless Cotton for Prevention of Byssinosis
J.R. Parikh
374

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