PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1994 BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCES
Jan. 5-8, San Diego, CA
Editors
C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter

COTTON DUST RESEARCH CONFERENCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Hyperreactivity of the Airways: A Minireview
R.S. Young and P.J. Nicholls
286
Changes in Guinea Pig Lung Tissue Induced by a Single Exposure to Endotoxin
A.K. Davey and P.J. Nicholls
290
Airway Responses to Methacholine in the Guinea Pig Following a Single Dose of Endotoxin: Comparison of In Vitro and In Vivo Data
R.S. Young, A.K. Davey and P.J Nicholls
295
Airway Reactivity and Inflammation in the Guinea Pig Following a Single Endotoxin Exposure
A.K. Davey and P.J. Nicholls
298
Week Day Variation in Dust and Microbial Exposure in a Cotton Spinning Mill
R. McL. Niven, L.A. Oldham, C.A.C. Pickering, A.M. Fletcher and C.J. Warburton
304
A Longitudinal Study on Cotton Workers in China
Dehong Li, Qinyan Ma, Yuna Zhong, Xiaoyan Zou, Ragnar Rylander
308
Lung Function Decline in Textile Workers
A.M. Fletcher, R. McL. Nivem, C.A.C. Pickering, C.J. Warburton, D. Fishwick
311
Comparison of the Airway Response to Cotton Dust and Cotton Bract Extracts
E. N. Schachter, E. Zuskin, M. Buck, N. Rienzi, J. Godbold, V. Castranova, M. Whitmer, P. Siegel
316
Effect of Inhaled Endotoxin on Pulmonary Vascular Tone and Alveolar Macrophages in Guinea Pigs
J. A. Russell, V. A. Robinson, L. Huffman, D. Judy, M. Whitmer, V. Castranova
318
Cytotoxicity of Cotton Dust and Dust Components to A549 and Vero Cells
Torben Sigsgaard, Vibe Roepstorff, Felicite Tuxford
322
Tannin Inhibits cAMP Pathways in Airway Epithelial Cells (AEC)
Michelle M. Cloutier, Linda Guernsey
326
Endotoxin Promotes Arachidonic Acid (AA) Release in Airway Epithelial Cells
Michelle M. Cloutier, Linda Guernsey
329
Absence of Phospholipase a Stimulation in the Response of Alveolar Macrophages to Cotton Tannin
P. J. Bates, M. S. Rohrbach
331
The Role of Calcium in Tannin-Mediated Arachidonic Acid Release in Alveolar Macrophages
P. J. Bates, N.V.C. Ralston, Z. Vuk-Pavlovic, M. S. Rohrbach
335
Comparison of Endogenous and Exogenous Fatty Acid Release in Response to Tannin and Glucan Stimulation
N.V.C. Ralston, M. S. Rohrbach
340
Pulmonary Immunotoxicology of Inhaled (1-3)-b-D-Glucan
Ragnar Rylander
347
The Evaluation of Endotoxin and Glucan Activity of an Organic Dust Using Glucan Sensitive and Insensitive Endotoxin Assays
Robert R. Jacobs, Kathryn C. Thomas
350
Comparison of the Effect of Two Different Extraction Protocols on the Cytotoxicity of Cotton Dust Extracts on Cell Cultures
Vibe Roepstorff, Torben Sigsgaard
355
Some Factors Affecting the Extraction of Endotoxin from Cotton
David T.W. Chun and Henry H. Perkins, Jr.
358
Endotoxin Content of Dust from Heat-Detoxified Cotton Fiber
Marie-Alice Rousselle
362
In Vitro Pharmacologic Studies of Poultry Dust Extract
E.N. Schachter, E. Zuskin, N. Rienzi, J. Godbold
365
Enterobacter agglomerans Viability Reduction by a Lung Surfactant Fraction and Serum
A. J. De Lucca, K. A. Brogden
367
A Biopharmacological Study on Byssinosis
Nasra, M.A.; Haggag, A.A.; El-Mahdy, N.A.; and El-Masry, Th.
370
LPS Inhibition of Cercropin a Toxicity to Enterobacter agglomerans
A. J. De Lucca, K. A. Brogden
373

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