1993 PROCEEDINGS BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCES
Jan. 10-14, New Orleans, LA
Editors
C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter

COTTON DUST RESEARCH CONFERENCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Byssinosis - Pathogenic Mechanisms Revisited
R. Rylander
237
Oxidative Stress and Lung Toxicology
Richard J. Schmidt, Kenneth J. Broadley and Paul J. Nicholls
240
The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor in a Murine Model of Acute Cotton Dust Inflammation
M.H. Karol and J.A. Kramarik
245
Pulmonary Response of Guinea Pigs to Inhalation of Purified Cotton Bract Extract
V. Castranova, V.A. Robinson, M.W. Barger, P.D. Siegel, D.J. Judy, B.N. Schachter, and D.G. Frazer
248
Effect of Exercise on the Pulmonary Cellular Response to Inhalation of Cotton Dust
D.G. Frazer, V.A. Robinson, M.W. Barger, T.A. Jones, H. Higgins, J. Keating, C. VanDyke, K.C. Weber, and V. Castranova
252
In Vitro Effects of Agricultural Dusts on Guinea Pig Alveolar Macrophages
J.Y.C. Ma, M.W. Barger, J.J. May, W. Jones, and V. Castranova
255
Cytotoxicity of Baclllus Species to Vero Cells (A New Assay)
Torben Sigsgaard, Vibe Roepstorff, Felicite Tuxford, Bernadette Hoult
258
Optimization of Thermal Destruction of Endotoxins in Cotton Lint
Marie-Alice Rousselle and Linda N. Domelsmith
262
Detoxification of Endotoxins on Cotton Lint: Effects of Treatment Conditions on Lal Analyses of Endotoxins
William E. Franklin
265
Experimental Exposure to b-1,3-Glucan
R. Rylander
268
Respiratory Effects in Factory Workers and Guinea Pigs to Abura Wood Dust
C.M. Bishop, E. Evans, and P.J. Nicholls
271
Evaluation of the Acute Response Aerosols of Dust from Batch Kier Washed Cotton
Robert R. Jacobs, Brian Boehlecke, Henry Perkins Jr., and David T.W. Chun
274
Does Cotton Bract Extract Challenge Cause "Monday" Bronchospasm?
E. Neil Schachter, J. Russomanno, J. Siegel, E. Fine, N. Rienzi, T.J. Witek Jr., M.G. Buck, and J. Godbold
279
A Comparison of Micro-Organisms, Endotoxin Levels and Respiratory Symptoms in Wool Mills and Cotton Mills
B. Hoult, T. Sigsgaard, and A.F. Tuxford
281
Relation of Antibody Titer to Symptoms and Exposure of Danish Textile Mill Workers
Torbon Sigsgaard and Meryl H. Karol
285
Symptom Reporting in a Three Year Study of Respiratory Symptoms in Lancashire Textile Mills
A.M. Fletcher, C.J. Warburton, C.A.C. Pickering, R.M. Niven and D. Fishwick
288
Peak Expiratory Flow Recordings in Cotton Spinners
C.J. Warburton, A.M. Fletcher, C.A.C. Pickering, and R.M. Niven
292
Dose Response Relationships Between Current and Cumulative Dust Exposure and Respiratory Disease in Lancashire Cotton Spinning Mills
R.M.L. Niven, A.M. Fletcher, C.A.C. Pickering, C.J. Warburton, and D. Fishwick
295
Across Shift Changes in Bronchial Reactivity and Smoking Status in Asymptomatic Cotton Spinners
C.J. Warburton, A.M. Fletcher, C.A.C. Pickering, and R.M. Niven
298
Acute and Chronic Effects of Exposure to Cotton Dust among Textile Workers
H.W. Glindmeyer
301
Seasonal Variations in Bacterial Population and Dust Generation Potential of Cotton
David T.W. Chun and Henry H. Perkins, Jr.
306
Modern Mass Spectrometry for Structural Analysis of Endotoxins
A. Kamel Harrata, Linda N. Domelsmith, and Richard B. Cole
310
Induction of Airway Hyper-Reactivity in the Guinea Pig; a Comparison of the Effects of Inhaled Endotoxin and Ozone
K.J. Broadley, A.K. Davey, P.J. Nicholls, and J.R. Thorne
314
Endotoxin Involvement in Cotton Dust Inflammation Assessed Using a Murine Model
L.K. Ryan, R. Jin, S.S. Boggs, M.H. Karol and B.W. Day
319
Concentration Dependence of Pulmonary Responses of the Guinea Pig Animal Model Following Inhalation of Endotoxin Derived from Enterobacter agglomerans
V.A. Robinson, J. Milanowski, T. Meighan, M.N. Barger, M. Whitmer, D.G. Frazer, and V. Castranova
322
LPS Induces Nitric Oxide Synthase in Rabbit Pulmonary Artery
J.A. Russell, S.F. Gugino, and E.C. Giese
326
An Evaluation of Available Methods for Measuring Condensed Tannins in Airborne Samples of Vertical Elutriated Cotton Dust
Robert R. Jacobs and Kelly Atchley
329
Tannin Inhibits Protein Kinase C Pathway in Canine Tracheal Epithelium
Michelle M. Cloutier and Linda Guernsey
332
The Use of Human Platelet 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) Secretion as a Standard Assay to Assess the Biological Activity of Tannin
Michael S. Rohrbach and Christine L. Wheatley
335
Tannin Stimulates Arachidonic Acid Release from Bovine Tracheal Epithelial Cells
Michelle M. Cloutier and Linda Guernsey
340
Tannin-Mediated Depolarization of Alveolar Macrophages Detected by a Membrane-Bound Fluorescent Probe
P.J. Bates, J. Tarara, and M.S. Rohrbach
343
Effect of Tannin on Bradykinin and Epinephrine Receptors in Bovine Tracheal Epithelial Cells
Beth N. Hartman, Michelle M. Cloutier, and Linda Guernsey
349
Special Session: Current Concerns and Key Questions in Organic Dust Research-Physiological Endpoints of Byssinosis and Measurement of Constituents in Dust
Robert R. Jacobs
352
Investigation into Microbial Degradation of Lipoplysaccharide
A.J. DeLucca, L.N. Domelsmith, and A.H.J. Ullah
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Summary of the 1993 Cotton Dust Research Conference
L.N. Domelsmith, R.R. Jacobs, and P.J. Wakelyn
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* No abstract available

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