1992 PROCEEDINGS BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCES
Jan. 6-10, Nashville, TN
Editors
C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter

COTTON DUST RESEARCH CONFERENCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Evaluation of the Association of Acute Overshift Change in Pulmonary Function and Atopy Using OSHA Surveillance Data
Elizabeth Hochuli, Robert R. Jacobs, and P.J. Wakelyn
209
Lung Function in Cotton and Manmade Fibre Textile Workers
D.Fishwick, A.M.Fletcher, C.A.C.Pickering, R. Niven and C.J. Warburton
213
Cellular Influx in Nasal Lavage of Humans Exposed to Cotton Dust
Robert R. Jacobs, Brian Boehlecke, and Ragnar Rylander
215
Changes in Lung Function and Bronchial Reactivity Across Shifts and Working Week in Cotton Spinners.
C.J. Warburton, A.M. Fletcher, C.A.C. Pickering, R.M. Niven and H. Francis
219
Endotoxin Exposure and Respiratory Symptoms in Lancashire Cotton Spinning Mills
R.MCL. Niven, A.M. Fletcher, C.A.C. Pickering, D. Fishwick, C.J. Warburton and P. Crank
222
Detection of Antibodies in Danish Mill Workers to Antigens in Cotton Dust
M.H. Karol, J.A. Kramarik, and J.A. Lemp
225
Inhibition with Danish Cotton Workers' sera of Cytopathic Effects Produced by Bacillus Species
T. Sigsgaard, B. Hoult, and A. F. Tuxford
227
Healthy Worker Selection among Workers Exposed to Organic Dust
Torben Sigsgaard.
229
Inhibition of B. Pumilus Cytopathic Effect by Sera of Cotton Workers
B. Hoult, T. Sigsgaard and A.F. Tuxford
235
Effect of Pharmacological Agents on Human Airway Response to an Inhaled Nebulised Extract of Flax Dust
P.J. Nicholls, M. McDermott, M.M. Bevan and J.H. Edwards
238
Endotoxin Reduction in Cotton Fiber: Comparison of Heat Sources for Detoxification
Marie-Alice Rousselle and Linda N. Domelsmith
243
Effects of Temperature and Heating Conditions on Rates of Detoxification of Endotoxins on Cotton Lint.
William E. Franklin
246
Cell Function and Cotton Dust Induced Effects
Lena Beijer and Ragnar Rylander
249
Use of the Guinea Pig Animal Model to Characterize the Pulmonary Response to Agricultural Dusts: Comparison with the Reaction to Inhalation of Cotton Dust
V. Castranova, V.A. Robinson, M.W. Barger, J.J. May, J.W. Dennis, W. Jones, M. Whitmer, P.D. Siegel, and D.G. Frazer
251
Changes in Airway Reactivity of Guinea Pigs Following Inhalation of Cotton Dust
M.H. Karol, J.A. Kramarik, and J.A. Lemp
257
Effect of Animal Weight on the Response of the Guinea Model to Inhalation of Cotton Dust
V.A. Robinson, V. Castranova, M.W. Barger, D.G.Frazer
259
In-Vivo and In-Vitro Studies of Leukocyte Recruitment with Relevance to Byssinosis
P.J. Rates and P.J. Nicholls
263
Pulmonary Response of the Guinea Pig Animal Model to N-Formyl-Methionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine (FMLP) Liquid Aerosol
D.G. Frazer, V.A. Robinson, K.C. Weber, W. Jones, P.D.Siegel, M.W. Barger, B. Masters, C.A. Chandler, D. Vincent and V. Castranova
266
Mucociliary Clearance of an Impermeable Radiolabel in the Guinea-Pig Lung and the Effect of Inhaled Cotton Dust Extract
P.J. Bates, P.J. Nicholls and S.J. Farr
271
Role of Sodium Transport in the Activation of Alveolar Macrophage Arachidonic Acid Metabolism Induced by Tannin
Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Michael S. Rohrbach
274
Tannin Inhibits Intracellular Calcium (Ca) and cAMP Pathways
Michelle M. Cloutier, Linda Guernsey, and Ramadan Sha'afi
278
Tannin Promotes the Accumulation of Free Fatty Acids in Alveolar Macrophages by Inhibiting Their Reincorporation into Membrane Phospholipids
Benoit Desrues, Zvezdana Vuk-Pavlovic, Melissa Snyder and Michael Rohrbach
281
Activation of Alveolar Macrophage Arachidonic Acid Metabolism by Particulate b-1,3-Glucan
Timothy Daum and Michael S. Rohrbach
285
Recent Experiences on Effects of Endotoxin and b,1-3 Glucan in Indoor Air
Ragnar Rylander, Yvonne Peterson, Hajime Goto and Kazumi Yuasa
288
Pharmacologic Studies of Wool Dust Extract in Isolated Guinea Pig Trachea
E. Neil Schachter, E. Zuskin, J. Mustajbegovic, M.G. Buck, S. Maayani, Z. Marom, S.K. Goswami N. Rienzi
290
Methods for Identifying Bacteria on Cotton: A Summary
Caryl E. Heintz
292
Bacterial Identification: A Special Session on Bacteria Found on Cotton and How to Identify Them
J. J. Fischer, A.F. Tuxford, B. Hoult and C. E. Heintz
295
The Effect of Water on Microorganisms Associated with Cotton
Janet J. Fischer and Karin K. Foarde
309
Survey of Endotoxin and Dust Levels from Cottons in Storage
David T.W. Chun and Henry H. Perkins, Jr.
315
Effect of Storage Time on Endotoxin Concentration in Vertical Elutriator Cotton Dust Samples
Robert M. Castellan, Stephen A. Olenchock, Andrea Q. Wearden, Kathleen B. Kinsley, Shib S. Bajpayee and Henry H. Perkins, Jr.
318
Structural Variations in Enterobacter Agglomerans Lipid a
L. N. Domelsmith, A. J. DeLucca, and S. E. Ellzey, Jr.
321
Airborne Microorganisms in Cotton Mills over Several Years
Janet J. Fischer, Karin K. Foarde, John Neefus
327
Special Session: Endotoxin and Cotton Dust
R.R. Jacobs
331
Sampling for Cotton Dust
Henry H. Perkins, Jr.
332
Extraction of Endotoxin from Cotton Dust
L. N. Domelsmith
335

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