Objectives: Chorioamnionitis is known to cause preterm delivery and impairment of various developing organs. The aim was to study effects of antenatal intra-amniotic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on ...

Pulmonary Circulation, Vol. 4, No. 2 (June 2014), pp. 300-310 (11 pages) AbstractEndothelin-1 is a potent mediator of sepsis-induced pulmonary hypertension (PH). The pulmonary vascular effects of ...

Endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide) is a widespread contaminant in many environmental settings. Since the 1970s, there has been generally consistent evidence indicating reduced risks for lung cancer ...

THE role of bacterial endotoxins in the pathogenesis of infections due to endotoxin-containing bacteria is not clear. It is commonly assumed that endotoxin is a major factor in determining toxicity ...

For the first time, German researchers have demonstrated that exposure to house dust endotoxin is associated with a lower prevalence of allergic sensitization in school children. The researchers ...

The incidence of byssinosis in workers in a cotton card-room, where the airborne concentration of bacterial endotoxins was 7·2 μg./m.3, was 32%; and 47% in a hemp card-room where the endotoxin ...

This article discusses current methods of endotoxin testing, its importance to the industry, sustainability issues relating to the process, and best practices. The potentially devastating effects of ...