Immunological and inflammatory responses to organic dust in agriculture

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• Personal Author:
  Poole JA ; Romberger DJ
• Description:
  PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Agriculture represents a major industry worldwide, and despite protection against the development of IgE-mediated diseases, chronic exposure to agriculture-related organic dusts is associated with an increased risk of developing respiratory disease. This article will review the literature regarding new knowledge of important etiologic agents in the dusts and focus on the immunologic responses following acute and repetitive organic dust exposures. RECENT FINDINGS: Although endotoxin remains important, there is an emerging role of nonendotoxin components such as peptidoglycans from Gram-positive bacteria. Pattern recognition receptors including Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), TLR2 and intracellular nucleotide oligomerization domain-like receptors are partially responsible for mediating the inflammatory consequences. Repeated organic dust exposures modulate innate and adaptive immune function with a resultant adaptation-like response. However, repetitive exposures cause lung parenchymal inflammation, chronic disease, and lung function decline over time. SUMMARY: The immunological consequences of organic dust exposure in the farming industry are likely explained by the diversity of microbial motifs in dust that can elicit differing innate immune receptor signaling pathways. Whereas initial activation results in a robust inflammatory response, repetitive dust exposures modulate immunity. This can result in low-grade, chronic inflammation, and/or protection against allergic disease. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Agriculture
  • Dust
  • Farmers
  • Immune System
  • Lung
  • Occupational Health
  • Particulate Matter
  • Respiratory System
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Agriculture
  • Agricultural-industry
  • Dust-inhalation
  • Dust-exposure
  • Etiology
  • Immunology
  • Organic-dusts
  • Lung-function
  • Particulate-dust
  • Particulates
  More +
• ISSN:
  1528-4050
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  126-132
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041122
• Citation:
  Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2012 Apr; 12(2):126-132
• Contact Point Address:
  Jill A. Poole, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5300
• Email:
  japoole@unmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060801
• Source Full Name:
  Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology
• End Date:
  20160731
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193762/cdc_193762_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 588.90 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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