Endotoxins Affecting Human Health during Agricultural Practices: An Overview
Agricultural operations and the processing sector generate dust laden with endotoxin in the workplace. Endotoxin, a pro-inflammatory agent, has adverse effects on health, especially in the lungs, as exposure to endotoxin reduces lung function capacity. Endotoxin exposure to workers and its harmful i...
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author | B. Surya Kumar Chhetry Krishna Narayan Dewangan Dipendra Kumar Mahato Pradeep Kumar |
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description | Agricultural operations and the processing sector generate dust laden with endotoxin in the workplace. Endotoxin, a pro-inflammatory agent, has adverse effects on health, especially in the lungs, as exposure to endotoxin reduces lung function capacity. Endotoxin exposure to workers and its harmful impact on the health of agricultural workers needs to be studied in detail for future interventions to reduce exposure to endotoxin. The review can help to identify the analytical methods used to determine endotoxin exposure in agriculture. A detailed study of the research articles published in the last two decades related to agriculture and allied fields was carried out. In the agricultural sector, <i>Pantoea agglomerans</i>, a Gram-negative bacterium, was predominantly present. The filters were stored at a temperature of −20 °C, and <i>E. coli</i> 055: B5 was the predominately used standard to analyze the endotoxin. The quantitative kinetic Limulus Amebocyte Lysate test was the most common detection method for quantifying endotoxin. Control strategies to reduce endotoxin exposure are also emphasized in this review. |
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spelling | doaj.art-f2984fcc49b940579c80aa9f11e152272023-11-17T09:19:49ZengMDPI AGAppliedChem2673-96232022-12-0131113110.3390/appliedchem3010002Endotoxins Affecting Human Health during Agricultural Practices: An OverviewB. Surya Kumar Chhetry0Krishna Narayan Dewangan1Dipendra Kumar Mahato2Pradeep Kumar3Department of Agriculture Engineering, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli 791109, IndiaDepartment of Agriculture Engineering, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli 791109, IndiaCASS Food Research Centre, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, AustraliaDepartment of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226007, IndiaAgricultural operations and the processing sector generate dust laden with endotoxin in the workplace. Endotoxin, a pro-inflammatory agent, has adverse effects on health, especially in the lungs, as exposure to endotoxin reduces lung function capacity. Endotoxin exposure to workers and its harmful impact on the health of agricultural workers needs to be studied in detail for future interventions to reduce exposure to endotoxin. The review can help to identify the analytical methods used to determine endotoxin exposure in agriculture. A detailed study of the research articles published in the last two decades related to agriculture and allied fields was carried out. In the agricultural sector, <i>Pantoea agglomerans</i>, a Gram-negative bacterium, was predominantly present. The filters were stored at a temperature of −20 °C, and <i>E. coli</i> 055: B5 was the predominately used standard to analyze the endotoxin. The quantitative kinetic Limulus Amebocyte Lysate test was the most common detection method for quantifying endotoxin. Control strategies to reduce endotoxin exposure are also emphasized in this review.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9623/3/1/2dustendotoxinlung functiongram-negative bacteriahealthoccupational exposure |
spellingShingle | B. Surya Kumar Chhetry Krishna Narayan Dewangan Dipendra Kumar Mahato Pradeep Kumar Endotoxins Affecting Human Health during Agricultural Practices: An Overview AppliedChem dust endotoxin lung function gram-negative bacteria health occupational exposure |
title | Endotoxins Affecting Human Health during Agricultural Practices: An Overview |
title_full | Endotoxins Affecting Human Health during Agricultural Practices: An Overview |
title_fullStr | Endotoxins Affecting Human Health during Agricultural Practices: An Overview |
title_full_unstemmed | Endotoxins Affecting Human Health during Agricultural Practices: An Overview |
title_short | Endotoxins Affecting Human Health during Agricultural Practices: An Overview |
title_sort | endotoxins affecting human health during agricultural practices an overview |
topic | dust endotoxin lung function gram-negative bacteria health occupational exposure |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9623/3/1/2 |
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