Agriculture occupational exposures and factors affecting health effects

TM Nordgren, C Charavaryamath - Current allergy and asthma reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Agriculture environments contain a variety of inflammatory
aerosols that may increase risk for lung inflammation and disease in exposed individuals. In …

Aflatoxin–Publication analysis of a global health threat

D Klingelhöfer, Y Zhu, M Braun, MHK Bendels… - Food Control, 2018 - Elsevier
Background As a metabolite of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, Aflatoxin is a
carcinogenic and mutagenic mycotoxin that is confirmed as a class-1 agent. It contaminates …

Pulmonary innate inflammatory responses to agricultural occupational contaminants

RS Sethi, D Schneberger, C Charavaryamath… - Cell and tissue …, 2017 - Springer
Agricultural workers are exposed to many contaminants and suffer from respiratory and
other symptoms. Dusts, gases, microbial products and pesticide residues from farms have …

HMGB1-RAGE signaling plays a role in organic dust-induced microglial activation and neuroinflammation

N Massey, S Puttachary, SM Bhat… - Toxicological …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Occupational exposure to contaminants in agriculture and other industries is known to cause
significant respiratory ailments. The effect of organic dust on lung inflammation and tissue …

A high-efficiency, self-sustainable livestock barn air purification system

R Hou, X Li, Y Pan, X Zhao, J Ping - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of livestock farming, controlling dust within barns is vital for maintaining animal
respiratory health, equipment longevity, and production efficiency. To address the …

Ethyl pyruvate reduces organic dust-induced airway inflammation by targeting HMGB1-RAGE signaling

SM Bhat, N Massey, LA Karriker, B Singh… - Respiratory …, 2019 - Springer
Background Animal production workers are persistently exposed to organic dust and can
suffer from a variety of respiratory disease symptoms and annual decline in lung function …

Effects of elevated CO2 levels on lung immune response to organic dust and lipopolysaccharide

D Schneberger, U Pandher, B Thompson… - Respiratory …, 2021 - Springer
Workplaces with elevated organic dust levels such as animal feed barns also commonly
have elevated levels of gasses, such as CO 2. Workers exposed to such complex …

Pre‐natal and post‐natal exposure to pet ownership and lung function in children: The Seven Northeastern Cities Study

LW Hu, Z Qian, SC Dharmage, E Liu, SW Howard… - Indoor …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
To evaluate the association between pre‐natal and post‐natal exposure to pet ownership
and lung function in children, a cross‐sectional study named Seven Northeastern Cities …

Visualizing lung cellular adaptations during combined ozone and LPS induced murine acute lung injury

JAB Duda, M Kaur, GK Aulakh - JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), 2021 - jove.com
Lungs are continually faced with direct and indirect insults in the form of sterile (particles or
reactive toxins) and infectious (bacterial, viral or fungal) inflammatory conditions. An …

Gender-specific associations between polymorphisms in the Toll-like receptor (TLR) genes and lung function among workers in swine operations

Z Gao, JA Dosman, DC Rennie… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Workers in swine operations are exposed to dust, bacteria, and virus, and are at increased
risk of respiratory problems. Toll-like receptors (TLR) play an important role in human …