Well-established evidence links endotoxin exposure, especially in the workplace, to airways
disease. Endotoxin can increase disease severity by acting as a natural adjuvant to …

There is increasing evidence that diseases caused by organic dusts are mainly of an
inflammatory nature. Among the many agents present in organic dusts, bacterial endotoxin …

We examined endotoxin exposure and wheezing episodes during the first year of life in a
birth cohort of 499 infants with one or both parents having a history of asthma or allergy. We …

Exposure to endotoxin and to its purified derivative lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is related to
several occupational pulmonary diseases and to severe domestic asthma. An inhalation of a …

In order to investigate the role of interleukin-5 (IL-5) in airway hyperreactivity and
eosinophilia, we observed the effect of inhaled recombinant human IL-5 on airway …

The concentrations of total and respirable airborne endotoxin in the breathing zone of a
pony in 3 different management systems, on 8 occasions, are reported. Airborne endotoxin …

The evidence as to whether exposure to environmental airborne endotoxin plays a
protective or an inducing role in the development of asthma is reviewed. Studies of …

BACKGROUND: The response to lipopolysaccharide exposure is highly variable and might
be a result of genetic diversity between individuals. The toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) is the …

BACKGROUND: Both a functional promoter polymorphism in the gene encoding CD14 (C-
260T) and exposure to endotoxin are believed to play key roles in modulating the immune …

To investigate whether inhaled endotoxin contributes to airway inflammation and
dysfunction in stabled horses, control (n= 6) and asymptomatic heaves (previously termed …