COTTON DUST: PROCEEDINGS-12TH COTTON DUST RESEARCH CONFERENCE 1988
Jan. 5-8, New Orleans, LA
Editors
C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter

TABLE OF CONTENTS



COTTON DUST RESEARCH CONFERENCE

Methods for Assessment of the Endotoxic Respirable Dust Potential of Baled Cotton
P.D. Millner, H.H. Perkins, Jr., and R.E. Harrison
3
A Report on the Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria on Cotton Fiber from Two U.S. Field Locations
M.E. Simpson, E.A. Choper, and T.J. Prickett
6
Bacterial Counts on Commercial Cotton Fiber from the U.S. Crop of 1986
M.E. Simpson and P.B. Marsh
10
Toxin Production by Bacteria Isolated from the Air of Cotton Mills
A.F. Tuxford and B. Hoult
13
Comparison of Various Preparations of Lipopolysaccharides and Determination of Endotoxin Content
Janet J. Fischer and Karin Foarde
16
Statistical and Biological Analysis of Epiphytic Bacteria and Endotoxin on Cotton
R.J. Berni, A.J. DeLucca, and G. P. Shaffer
20
Effects of Morphological Characters and Bacterial Blight Resistance of Cotton Plants on Bacterial Populations of Raw Cotton Fiber
A.A. Bell and G.W. Tribble
23
A Comparison of the Fatty Acid Composition of Various Bacterial Endotoxins
N.M. Morris and E.A. Catalano
24
Variations in Plant Acids and Sugars on Cotton Lint During the Harvest Season
L.N. Domelsmith
28
Evaluation of Populations of Total and Gram Negative Bacteria on Cotton Lint
Julio C. Borbon Reyes, William E. Batson, Jr., Donna P. Miller, and Diana Greenough
36
Viable Counts of Bacteria on Cotton Grown in Lubbock, Texas in 1986
Caryl E. Heintz, Janet J. Fisher, and A. D. Brashears
38
Endotoxin on Cottons and Bracts from Four Areas Throughout the 1986 Growing Season
Janet J. Fischer, Pamela Fisher, and Robert R. Jacobs
40
Airborne Endotoxin Concentrations in the Cotton Industry: Effect of Cotton Growing Area
Robert M. Castellan, Stephen A. Olenchock, Kathleen B. Kiftsley, Mary C. Townsend, Deborah G. Keimig, Andrew J. Ghio, and Gregory M. Piacitelli
43
Acute Respiratory Response of Guinea Pigs to Lipopolysaccharide from Salmonella minnesota and the RE595 Mutant
Lisa K. Ryan, Serap Erdal, and Meryl H. Karol
47
Pulmonary Response of Guinea Pigs to a Synthetic Cellulose Dust Containing Viable Enterobacter Agglomerans
Kathryn Spear, Carolyn Getty, Meryl H. Karol, Janet J. Fischer, and Karin K. Foarde
50
Tumor Necrosis Factor in Alveolar Macrophages after Exposure to Endotoxin
Ragnar Rylander, Beatrice de Rochemonteix, and Jean Michel Dayer
53
Decreased Airway Conductance and Increased Vascular Permeability in Guinea Pigs Exposed to Inhaled Endotoxin
T. Gordon, J. Balmes, J. Fine, and D. Sheppard
55
Inflammatory Mediators Involved in the Pulmonary Response to Inhaled Endotoxin
George E. Keller and Robert Burrell
56
Effects of Anti-PAF Treatment on Pulmonary Inflammation Induced by Endotoxin
Robert Burrell, R. Rylander, and L. Beijer
59
Endotoxin-Exposed Macrophages Enhance Chloride Transport by Airway Epithelium
M.M. Cloutier, L. Guernsey, and R. Thrall
62
Respiratory Responses of Guinea Pigs to Dusts Treated for Detoxification
C. Gatty, K. Spear, I. Vyas, and M. Karol
65
Release of Arachidonic Acid Metabolites from Guinea Pig Pulmonary Cells by Chemically Modified Cotton Dusts
M.H. Elissalde and R.C. Beier
69
Condensed Tannins and Amines in Cotton Dusts Treated to Reduce Endotoxin
Marie-Alice Rousselle
71
Histamine Release from Guinea Pig Pulmonary Mast Cells by Chemically Modified Dust: Correlation with Terpenoid Aldehydes and Endotoxin
R.D. Stipanovic and M.H. Elissalde
74
Endotoxin Reduction in Cotton Dust: Preparation of Samples for Chemical, Biological, and Physiological Assays
L.N. Domelsmith and M.A. Rousselle
76
Detoxification of Cotton Dust/Lint: Chemical Degradation of Bacterial Endotoxins
L.N. Domelsmith and J.L. Landry
80
Clinical Aspects of Byssinosis
C.A.C. Pickering
83
Airway Responsiveness Following Inhalation of Cotton Bract Extract
T.J. Witek Jr., E.N. Schachter, C.A. Mazzara, E. Zuskin, G.J., and M.G. Buck
85
Comparison of the Acute Pulmonary Inflammatory Response to Inhaled Cotton Dust Extract and Tannin
Dominique E Lauque, Mark A. Schroeder, James A. Russell, and Michael S. Rohrbach
87
Pharmcologic Studies of Cotton Bract Extract in Isolated Guinea Pig Trachea
E.N. Schachter, E. Zuskin, T.J. Witek, M.B. Buck,S. Maayani, Z. Marom, and S.K. Goswami
90
Pulmonary Response of Guinea Pigs to Inhalation of Cotton Dust: Effect of Depletion of Peripheral Leukocytes
V. Castranova, V.A. Robinson, D.S. DeLong, J. Mull, and D.G. Frazer
92
A Comparison of Flax and Cotton Dust Extracts on Guinea-Pig Perfused Low
P.J. Bates and P.J. Nicholls
96
Effect of Dietary Vitamin C on Guinea Pig Pulmonary Response to Inhalation of Cotton Dust
M.A. Banks, V.A. Robinson, D.S. DeLong, D.G. Frazer, and V. Castranova
99
T-Lymphocyte Mitogenicity of Condensed Tannin and Cotton Dust Extract
Z. Vuk-Pavlovic', M.S. Rohrbach, and J.A. Russell
103
Tannin Induces an Endothelium-Dependent Contraction of Rabbit Pulmonary Artery
James A. Russell and Michael S. Rohrbach
106
Modulation of Alveolar Macrophage Function by Condensed Tannin
Michael S. Rohrbach, Teresa Kreofsky, and James A. Russell
108
Effect of Pharmacological Agents on the Human Airway Response to Inhaled Cotton Dust - A Pilot Study
M. Bevan, M. McDermott, P.J. Nicholls, and J.H. Edwards
112
Platelet Adherence to Cultured Endothelial Cells Is Increased by Cotton Bract Tannin
Susan C. Helgeson, Michael S. Rohrbach, and Christopher M. Johnson
117
Recent Trends in the Prevalence of Byssinotic Symptoms in the Lancashire Textile Industry
F.P. Cinkotai, D. Seaborn, C.A.C. Pickering, and E. Faragher
121
A Review of Epidemiological Evidence of Anti-Cancer Properties of Dust
John H. Lange
124
Hyperreactivity and Atopy among Asthmatic Ex-Cottonworkers
T. Sigsqaerd and K.E. Otte
128
Monitoring Alterations in the Cellular Lipid Pool by Fast Atom Bombardment Mass Spectrometry: Implications for Byssinosis
Kathleen M. Hess, S. Randall Kalberg, Timothy M. Logan, David G. Lynn, William S. Lynn, J. Reddish, and Joyce Barclay
130
Role of Ca(i)2+ and Cholesterol in Cotton Dust Toxicity
W.S. Lynn, D. Mathews, A. Thompson, D.G. Lynn and M. Cloyd
135
Evaluation of Anti-Cancer Properties of Aerosolized Endotoxin from Enterobacter agglomerans
John H. Larige and Jan L. Sykora
139
Airways Response of Guinea Pigs to Inhaled Cotton Dust Extract on a Chronic Basis
D.A. Griffiths-Johnson and P.J. Nicholls
141
Effects of Chronic Exposure to Isolated and Cellbound Endotoxin in Guinea Pigs
Ragnar Rylander
146
Dose-Response Relationships for Pulmonary Reactions of Guinea Pigs to Inhalation of Cotton Dust
V.A. Robinson, D.S. DeLong, D.G. Frazer, and V. Castranova
149
Mechanism of Airflow Interruption in Guinea Pigs Exposed to Cotton Dust
D.G. Frazer, V.A. Robinson, D.A. DeLong, E.L. Petsonk, K.C. Webera, and T.S. Jones
153
Repeated Exposure of Guinea Pigs to a Non-Irritating Concentration of Cotton Dust
Adeniyi Ogundiran, Carolyn Gatty, Kathryn Spear, Ivy Vyas, and Meryl Karol
158
Histologic and Morphometric Examination of Guinea Pig Lungs Following Subchronic Exposure to 1.6 Mg/m3 Cotton Dust 1182 DB
Beverly Y. Cockrell, Cheryl Rehfeld, Adeniyi Ogundiran, Ivy Vas, Carolyn Getty, Kathryn Spear, and Meryl H. Karol
161
Toxicity of Intratracheally Instilled Cotton Dust, Cellulose and Endotoxin
D.K. Milton, J.J. Godleski, H.A. Feldman, and I.A.Greaves
163
Mass Spectral Analysis of Bronchoactive Cotton Bract Extracts
Marion C. Buck and James H. Wall
167
Physiologic and Cellular Changes in an Animal Model of Byssinosis
K.S. Hara, P.D. Scanlon, M.A. Schroeder, and M.S. Rohrbach
171

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