Exposures to bioaerosols in the occupational environment are associated with a wide range
of health effects with major public health impact, including infectious diseases, acute toxic …

▪ Abstract Asthma is a chronic disorder of the airways that is characterized by reversible
airflow obstruction and airway inflammation, persistent airway hyperreactivity, and airway …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory disease that is
associated with increased risk of lung cancer. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infections are …

Despite the large amount of money spent on research into pollution of the indoor
environment, the problem remains complex with major gaps in our knowledge of the …

Background Chronic bronchitis in cigarette smokers shares many clinical and histologic
features with environmental lung diseases attributed to bacterial endotoxin …

Background: Although research has shown that early life exposure to household endotoxin
protects against development of allergies, studies are less clear on the relationship between …

Tumour necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α) is recognized as an important mediator in many cytokine‐
dependent inflammatory events. It is known that TNF‐α is released in allergic responses …

This review deals with endotoxin in the environment and its relation to disease among
exposed persons. Data are presented on levels of endotoxin in different environments with …

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 …