Ex vivo cytokine release reflects sensitivity to occupational endotoxin exposure.

PubWeight™: 0.92‹?›

🔗 View Article (PMID 19357150)

Published in Eur Respir J on April 08, 2009

Authors

L A M Smit1, D Heederik, G Doekes, E J M Krop, G T Rijkers, I M Wouters

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Division Environmental Epidemiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. L.A.Smit@uu.nl

Articles by these authors

Mutations in MVK, encoding mevalonate kinase, cause hyperimmunoglobulinaemia D and periodic fever syndrome. Nat Genet (1999) 3.35

Bioaerosol health effects and exposure assessment: progress and prospects. Ann Occup Hyg (2003) 3.32

Exposure-response relations of alpha-amylase sensitisation in British bakeries and flour mills. Occup Environ Med (1999) 2.86

Reduced local immune response with continuous positive airway pressure during one-lung ventilation for oesophagectomy. Br J Anaesth (2014) 1.98

Does environmental endotoxin exposure prevent asthma? Thorax (2002) 1.88

Lactic acid bacteria differ in their ability to induce functional regulatory T cells in humans. Clin Exp Allergy (2009) 1.84

Biomarker reproducibility in exhaled breath condensate collected with different condensers. Eur Respir J (2008) 1.70

The dustfall collector--a simple passive tool for long-term collection of airborne dust: a project under the Danish Mould in Buildings program (DAMIB). Indoor Air (2005) 1.63

Pesticide exposure and decreased fertilisation rates in vitro. Lancet (1999) 1.62

Assessment of occupational exposures in a general population: comparison of different methods. Occup Environ Med (1999) 1.59

Influence of various dust sampling and extraction methods on the measurement of airborne endotoxin. Appl Environ Microbiol (1995) 1.57

Pneumococcal polysaccharides induce antibody formation by human B lymphocytes in vitro. J Immunol (1985) 1.55

Agreement between qualitative exposure estimates and quantitative exposure measurements. Am J Ind Med (1987) 1.54

(1-->3)-beta-D-glucan and endotoxin in house dust and peak flow variability in children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2000) 1.54

Individual-based and group-based occupational exposure assessment: some equations to evaluate different strategies. Ann Occup Hyg (1998) 1.52

Time to pregnancy and occupational exposure to pesticides in fruit growers in The Netherlands. Occup Environ Med (1994) 1.48

Impaired pneumococcal antibody response in bronchiectasis of unknown aetiology. Eur Respir J (2005) 1.48

IgG4 antibodies against rodents in laboratory animal workers do not protect against allergic sensitization. Allergy (2010) 1.46

Recognition of human 60 kD heat shock protein by mononuclear cells from patients with juvenile chronic arthritis. Lancet (1991) 1.45

Lung function decline in laboratory animal workers: the role of sensitisation and exposure. Occup Environ Med (2003) 1.43

Effect of carrier priming on immunogenicity of saccharide-protein conjugate vaccines. Infect Immun (1991) 1.42

Self reported symptoms and inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity among Kenyan agricultural workers. Occup Environ Med (2000) 1.42

Prevalence of circulating immune complexes in patients with cystic fibrosis and arthritis. J Pediatr (1994) 1.40

Diet and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: independent beneficial effects of fruits, whole grains, and alcohol (the MORGEN study). Clin Exp Allergy (2001) 1.40

Exposure-sensitization relationship for alpha-amylase allergens in the baking industry. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (1996) 1.39

Endotoxin exposure as a major determinant of lung function decline in pig farmers. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (1998) 1.38

Dietary factors and pulmonary function: a cross sectional study in middle aged men from three European countries. Thorax (1999) 1.38

Dietary determinants of long-term incidence of chronic nonspecific lung diseases. The Zutphen Study. Am J Epidemiol (1993) 1.36

Dust- and endotoxin-related respiratory effects in the animal feed industry. Am Rev Respir Dis (1992) 1.33

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and intake of catechins, flavonols, and flavones: the MORGEN Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2001) 1.33

Wheat antigen exposure assessment for epidemiological studies in bakeries using personal dust sampling and inhibition ELISA. Clin Exp Allergy (1996) 1.31

Identification of strong interleukin-10 inducing lactic acid bacteria which down-regulate T helper type 2 cytokines. Clin Exp Allergy (2005) 1.31

Immunological characterization of conjugated Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine failure in infants. Clin Infect Dis (2001) 1.29

Fc gamma receptor IIa (CD32) heterogeneity in patients with recurrent bacterial respiratory tract infections. J Infect Dis (1994) 1.25

Do farming exposures cause or prevent asthma? Results from a study of adult Norwegian farmers. Thorax (2004) 1.24

Human immunoglobulin G (IgG) Fc receptor IIA (CD32) polymorphism and IgG2-mediated bacterial phagocytosis by neutrophils. Infect Immun (1995) 1.24

Airborne levels of alpha-amylase allergens in bakeries. J Allergy Clin Immunol (1997) 1.24

Measurement of beta(1-->3)-glucans in occupational and home environments with an inhibition enzyme immunoassay. Appl Environ Microbiol (1996) 1.23

Longitudinal changes in bronchial responsiveness associated with swine confinement dust exposure. Chest (2000) 1.23

Occupational epidemiology in the rubber industry: implications of exposure variability. Am J Ind Med (1995) 1.22

Upper airway inflammation assessed by nasal lavage in compost workers: A relation with bio-aerosol exposure. Am J Ind Med (2000) 1.22

Swimming pool attendance and risk of asthma and allergic symptoms in children. Eur Respir J (2009) 1.21

Performance of population specific job exposure matrices (JEMs): European collaborative analyses on occupational risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with job exposure matrices (ECOJEM). Occup Environ Med (2000) 1.21

Experts' subjective assessment of pesticide exposure in fruit growing. Scand J Work Environ Health (1996) 1.21

Cat and dog allergy and total IgE as risk factors of laboratory animal allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol (1996) 1.21

Serum surfactant protein D is elevated in allergic patients. Clin Exp Allergy (2004) 1.20

A comparative study of the immunogenicity of pneumococcal type 4 polysaccharide and oligosaccharide tetanus toxoid conjugates in adult mice. J Immunol (1991) 1.19

Performance of two general job-exposure matrices in a study of lung cancer morbidity in the Zutphen cohort. Am J Epidemiol (1992) 1.19

Systemic cytokine response in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Eur Respir J (2010) 1.19

A study of the relationship between airborne contaminants and environmental factors in Dutch swine confinement buildings. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J (1987) 1.18

Exposure-response analysis of allergy and respiratory symptoms in endotoxin-exposed adults. Eur Respir J (2008) 1.17

Bacterial and fungal components in house dust of farm children, Rudolf Steiner school children and reference children--the PARSIFAL Study. Allergy (2005) 1.16

Diesel exhaust particles induced release of interleukin 6 and 8 by (primed) human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS 2B) in vitro. Exp Lung Res (1998) 1.15

Job exposure matrices in industry. Int J Epidemiol (1993) 1.14

Antibodies to the mycobacterial 65-kd heat-shock protein are reactive with synovial tissue of adjuvant arthritic rats and patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Am J Pathol (1990) 1.14

Validation of a screening questionnaire for atopy with serum IgE tests in a population of pregnant Dutch women. Clin Exp Allergy (1998) 1.13

Bacterial and fungal agents in house dust and wheeze in children: the PARSIFAL study. Clin Exp Allergy (2005) 1.13

Lung function and chronic respiratory symptoms of pig farmers: focus on exposure to endotoxins and ammonia and use of disinfectants. Occup Environ Med (1995) 1.12

Wheat sensitization and work-related symptoms in the baking industry are preventable. An epidemiologic study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (1998) 1.12

Antibodies to human HSP60 in patients with juvenile chronic arthritis, diabetes mellitus, and cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Res (1993) 1.11

Selection of probiotic bacteria for prevention of allergic diseases: immunomodulation of neonatal dendritic cells. Clin Exp Immunol (2007) 1.10

Guidelines for the management of work-related asthma. Eur Respir J (2012) 1.10

Fungal extracellular polysaccharides in house dust as a marker for exposure to fungi: relations with culturable fungi, reported home dampness, and respiratory symptoms. J Allergy Clin Immunol (1999) 1.09

Respiratory allergy to rats: exposure-response relationships in laboratory animal workers. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (1997) 1.09

Influence of aggregate size on the binding and activation of the first component of human complement by soluble IgG aggregates. Immunology (1982) 1.09

Methods for quantitative assessment of airborne levels of noninfectious microorganisms in highly contaminated work environments. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J (1998) 1.09

The spontaneous remission of juvenile idiopathic arthritis is characterized by CD30+ T cells directed to human heat-shock protein 60 capable of producing the regulatory cytokine interleukin-10. Arthritis Rheum (2003) 1.09

Quantitation of human IgG subclass antibodies to Haemophilus influenzae type b capsular polysaccharide. Results of an international collaborative study using enzyme immunoassay methodology. J Immunol Methods (1992) 1.09

Upper airway inflammation and respiratory symptoms in domestic waste collectors. Occup Environ Med (2002) 1.09

Occupational exposures estimated by a population specific job exposure matrix and 25 year incidence rate of chronic nonspecific lung disease (CNSLD): the Zutphen Study. Eur Respir J (1994) 1.08

Modeling long-term average exposure in occupational exposure-response analysis. Scand J Work Environ Health (1995) 1.08

Determinants of microbial exposure in grain farming. Ann Occup Hyg (2007) 1.08

Dermal, inhalation, and internal exposure to 1,6-HDI and its oligomers in car body repair shop workers and industrial spray painters. Occup Environ Med (2006) 1.08

Dust- and endotoxin-related acute lung function changes and work-related symptoms in workers in the animal feed industry. Am J Ind Med (1994) 1.07

Fungal extracellular polysaccharides, beta (1-->3)-glucans and culturable fungi in repeated sampling of house dust. Indoor Air (2001) 1.07

Human C-reactive protein does not bind to FcgammaRIIa on phagocytic cells. J Clin Invest (2001) 1.07

The relationship between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in air and in urine of workers in a Söderberg potroom. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J (1993) 1.07

Low prevalence of atopy in young Danish farmers and farming students born and raised on a farm. Clin Exp Allergy (2002) 1.06

Occupational exposure and health problems in small-scale industry workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a situation analysis. Occup Med (Lond) (2004) 1.06

Exposure to trichloramine and respiratory symptoms in indoor swimming pool workers. Eur Respir J (2006) 1.06

Inhibition and enhancement in the analysis of airborne endotoxin levels in various occupational environments. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J (1993) 1.05

Beta(1-->3)-glucan in house dust of German homes: housing characteristics, occupant behavior, and relations with endotoxins, allergens, and molds. Environ Health Perspect (2001) 1.05

The role of airway epithelium and blood neutrophils in the inflammatory response in cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros (2005) 1.05

Disinfectant use as a risk factor for atopic sensitization and symptoms consistent with asthma: an epidemiological study. Eur Respir J (1996) 1.05

Atopy and new-onset asthma in young Danish farmers and CD14, TLR2, and TLR4 genetic polymorphisms: a nested case-control study. Clin Exp Allergy (2007) 1.04