Objectives The purpose of this study is to determine the trajectory of lung function change
after exposure cessation to occupational organic dust exposure, and to identify factors that …

Objective Airborne endotoxin exposure has adverse and protective health effects. Studies
show men have augmented acute inflammatory responses to endotoxin. In this longitudinal …

Background: Although occupational exposures contribute to a significant proportion of
obstructive lung disease, the phenotype of obstructive lung disease associated with work …

Objectives We examined the association between household solid fuel exposure and lung
function in a densely populated district in urban Shanghai, China. Methods Spirometry was …

Objectives Whether cessation of exposure to endotoxin containing organic dusts leads to
transient vs. sustained improvement of lung function is unknown. Method The Shanghai …

Methods: Spirometry was performed in 12,506 subjects, aged 18 and over, residing the
Putuo District in Shanghai, China, in a cross-sectional survey. Exposure to solid fuel use at …

RATIONALE lung function compared to control silk textile workers exposed to non-endotoxin
containing organic dust. While there is recovery of lung function after exposure cessation …

RATIONALE endotoxin compared to females. We have previously identified an increased
risk of all-cause mortality associated with occupational endotoxin exposure in men …

METHODS containing cotton dust and 472 control silk textile workers unexposed to
endotoxin who were prospectively followed from 1981. Spirometry and questionnaires were …