Microbial cell wall agents as an occupational hazard

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 207, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 310-319

  Sigsgaard, T ^a   Bonefeld Jorgensen E C ^a   Hoffmann, H J ^b   Bonlokke J ^a   Kruger T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Endotoxin; Innate immunity; Toll like receptors; glucan

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; BETA GLUCAN; CD14 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; ENDOTOXIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ALLERGY; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CAUCASIAN; CELL INTERACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUST EXPOSURE; EX VIVO STUDY; GENE ACTIVATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ORGANIC DUST; PROTEIN SECRETION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SWINE; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 24644496807     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2004.12.031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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