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Toll-like receptor 2 is upregulated by hog confinement dust in an IL-6-dependent manner in the airway epithelium by Bailey, K L, Poole, J A, Mathisen, T L, Wyatt, T A, Von Essen, S G, Romberger, D J

“…Hog confinement workers are at high risk to develop chronic bronchitis as a result of their exposure to organic dust. Chronic bronchitis is characterized by…”
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Hog barn dust extract stimulates IL-8 and IL-6 release in human bronchial epithelial cells via PKC activation by Romberger, D. J, Bodlak, V, Von Essen, S. G, Mathisen, T, Wyatt, T. A

“…1  Research Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha 68105; and 2  Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Section, Department of Internal…”
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Exposure to hog barn dust alters airway epithelial ciliary beating by Wyatt, T. A, Sisson, J. H, Von Essen, S. G, Poole, J. A, Romberger, D. J

“…Swine confinement workers are at increased risk of airway diseases, including mucus membrane irritation syndrome, chronic rhinosinusitis and chronic…”
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Hog barn dust extract augments lymphocyte adhesion to human airway epithelial cells by Mathisen, T, Von Essen, S. G, Wyatt, T. A, Romberger, D. J

“…1 Research Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha 68105; and 2 Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Section, Department of Internal…”
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Measurement of exhaled nitric oxide by three different techniques by Robbins, R A, Floreani, A A, Von Essen, S G, Sisson, J H, Hill, G E, Rubinstein, I, Townley, R G

“…The purpose of the study was to compare exhaled nitric oxide (NO) determined by three techniques. Ninety-one subjects performed a slow vital capacity maneuver:…”
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The respiratory inflammatory response to the swine confinement building environment: the adaptation to respiratory exposures in the chronically exposed worker by Von Essen, S, Romberger, D

“…Swine confinement facility workers often develop respiratory problems secondary to their work, including the asthma-like syndrome, exacerbation of underlying…”
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Respiratory Tract Inflammation in Swine Confinement Workers Studied Using Induced Sputum and Exhaled Nitric Oxide by Von Essen, Susanna G., Scheppers, Lisa A., Robbins, Richard A., Donham, Kelley J.

“…Objective: To further define the asthma-like syndrome seen in swine confinement workers. Design: A crosssectional study was performed at a swine confinement…”
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Neutrophilic respiratory tract inflammation and peripheral blood neutrophilia after grain sorghum dust extract challenge by Von Essen, S G, O'Neill, D P, McGranaghan, S, Olenchock, S A, Rennard, S I

“…To determine if inhalation of grain sorghum dust in the laboratory would cause neutrophilic upper and lower respiratory tract inflammation in human volunteers,…”
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Complete resolution of roentgenographic changes in a patient with pulmonary histiocytosis X by Von Essen, S, West, W, Sitorius, M, Rennard, S I

“…A smoker presented with pleuritic chest pain and was found to have reticulonodular interstitial opacities on chest x-ray film. Open lung biopsy revealed…”
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The bronchitis index. A semiquantitative visual scale for the assessment of airways inflammation by Thompson, A B, Huerta, G, Robbins, R A, Sisson, J H, Spurzem, J R, von Essen, S, Rickard, K A, Romberger, D J, Rubinstein, I, Ghafouri, M

“…Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy has been proven to be an effective tool for the assessment and characterization of airway inflammation. Visual inspection of…”
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Neutrophil chemotactic factors in bacterial pneumonia by Hopkins, H, Stull, T, Von Essen, S G, Robbins, R A, Rennard, S I

“…The influx of neutrophils into the lung is a prominent feature in patients with bacterial pneumonia. Since neutrophils migrate in response to chemotactic…”
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Illness and injury in animal confinement workers by Von Essen, S, Donham, K

“…Raising pigs and poultry indoors in large confinement facilities is increasingly common in U.S. agriculture. High endotoxin, ammonia, and dust levels…”
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The relationship between agricultural environments and olfactory dysfunction by Snyder, M C, Leopold, D A, Chiu, B C, Von Essen, S G, Liebentritt, N

“…To examine the olfactory ability of farmers and identify exposures in agricultural environments associated with olfactory loss. Cross-sectional. 405…”
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Bronchial epithelial cells release neutrophil chemotactic activity in response to tachykinins by Von Essen, S G, Rennard, S I, O'Neill, D, Ertl, R F, Robbins, R A, Koyama, S, Rubinstein, I

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether substance P (SP), neurokinin A (NKA), and neurokinin B (NKB) induce the release of neutrophil chemotactic…”
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Exercise training effect on obstructive sleep apnea syndrome by Norman, J F, Von Essen, S G, Fuchs, R H, McElligott, M

“…The role, if any, of exercise training in the management of individuals with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is unclear. Anecdotally, patients have…”
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The role of farm exposures in occupational asthma and allergy by Von Essen, Susanna

“…Agriculture is very diverse. Farmers commonly grow several different crops, and may also raise animals. They are exposed to a variety of antigens from plants,…”
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General vs local anesthesia. Effect on bronchoalveolar lavage findings by de Blasio, F, Daughton, D M, Thompson, A B, Robbins, R A, Spurzem, J R, Sisson, J H, Von Essen, S G, Romberger, D J, Rubinstein, I, Floreani, A A

“…Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) can be performed with the patient undergoing either local or general anesthesia (GA). This study investigates whether the type of…”
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Neutrophil chemotaxis to extracts of grain plant components by Von Essen, S G, O'Neill, D P, Robbins, R A, Rennard, S I

“…Exposure to grain dust has been associated with a neutrophilic bronchitis. In vitro studies suggest several possible mechanisms for recruitment of neutrophils,…”
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Agricultural disorders of the lung by Gurney, J W, Unger, J M, Dorby, C A, Mitby, J K, Von Essen, S G

“…Agricultural workers are at risk for developing many respiratory tract disorders. Crop production disorders include chronic bronchitis, asthma, organic dust…”
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56 SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS IN THE CD14 PROMOTER ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PULMONARY FUNCTION IN FARMERS by LeVan, T. D., Lambert, P., Martinez, F. D., Stromquist, A. M., Merchant, J. A., Von Essen, S.

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