Tumor necrosis factor-α hyper-responsiveness to endotoxin in whole blood is associated with chronic bronchitis in farmers

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-44

  Lambert, G Patrick ^a   Spurzem, John R ^b   Romberger, Debra J ^b   Wyatt, Todd A ^b   Lyden, Elizabeth ^c   Stromquist, Ann M ^d   Merchant, James A ^d   Von Essen, Susanna G ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cytokines; Inflammation; Lung

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIROMETRY;

AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOTOXINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIROMETRY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 24044507009     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J096v10n01_05     Document Type: Article

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