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(The) Pathogenicity of Stachybotrys chartarum (2005)
Authors: Ochiai E, Kamei K, Hiroshima K, Watanabe A, Hashimoto Y, Sato A, et al

Authors: McMahon SW, Kundomal KA, Yangalasetty S

Pediatrics Journal: Spectrum of Noninfectious Health Effects from Mold (2007)
Authors: American Academy of Pediatrics

Perceived Fatigue is Highly Prevalent and Debilitating in Patients with Mitochondrial Disease (2015)
Authors: Gorman GS, Elson JL, Newman J, Payne G, McFarland R, et al

(The) Perils of Ignoring History: Big Tobacco Played Dirty and Millions Died.  How Similar is Food" or Mold (2009)
Authors: Brownell KD, Warner KE

Pesticides



Phytoestrogens and Mycotoxins in Iowa Streams: An Examination of Underinvestigated Compounds in Agricultural Basins (2010)
Authors: Kolpin DW, Hoergerb CC, Meyer MT, Wettstein FE, et al

Authors: Shoemaker RC, McMahon S, Mark L

Press Release: Research Shows Controversial Illness is Real and Treatable (2010)

Population-Based in Vitro Hazard and Concentration–Response Assessment of Chemicals: The 1000 Genomes High-Throughput Screening Study

Authors: Abdo N, et al

Prediction of Mold Contamination from Microbial Volatile Organic Compound Profiles Using Solid Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (2012)
Authors: Marinkovich VA

Prevention of Breast Cancer: Hope at Last (1998)
Authors: Costantini, A, et al

Primers from the Isoepoxydon Dehydrogenase Gene of the Patulin Biosynthetic Pathway to Indicate Critical Control Points for Patulin Contamination of Apples (2005)

Production of Mycotoxins by Aspergillus lentulus and Other Medically Important and Closely Related Species in Section Fumigati (2007)

Production of Mycotoxins on Artificially Inoculated Building Materials (1998)

Production of Proinflammatory Mediators by Indoor Bacteria and Fungal Spores in Mouse and Human Cell Lines (2002)
Authors: Huttunen K, Hyvarinen A, Nevalainen A, Komulainen H, Hirvonen M

Production of Sterigmatocystin by Some Species of the Genus Aspergillus and Its Toxicity to Chicken Embryos (1975)
Authors: Schroeder HW, Kelton WH

Production of Trichothecene Mycotoxins on Water Damaged Gypsum Boards in Danish Buildings (1998)
Authors: Nielsen KF, Hansen MO, Larsen TO, Thrane U

(The) Proportions of Streptomyces californicus and Stachybotrys chartarum in Simultaneous Exposure Affect Inflammatory Responses in Mouse (2005)
Authors: Penttinen P, Huttunen K, Pelkonen J, Hirvonen MR

Authors: Crago BR, Gray MR, Nelson LA, Davis M, Arnold L, Thrasher JD

Public Health and Economic Impact of Dampness and Mold (2007)
Authors: Mudarri D, Fisk WJ

Pulmonary Cytotoxicity of Secondary Metabolites of Stachybotrys chartarum (2006)
Authors: Pieckova E, Hurbankova M, Cerna S, Pivovarova Z, Kovacikova Z

Pulmonary Exposure to 1, 3-beta-glucan Alters Adaptive Immune Responses in Rats (2006)
Authors: Young SH, Roberts JR, Antonini JM

Pulmonary Hemorrhage in Infants Associated with Exposure to Stachybotrys atra and Other Fungi (1998)
Authors: Etzel RA

Purification and Comparative Neurotoxicity of the Trichothecenes Satratoxin G and Rorodin L2 from Stachybotrys chartarum (2009)

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Quantitative Cytophotometric Analysis of Brain Neuronal RNA and Protein Changes in Acute T-2 Mycotoxin-Poisoned Rats (1986)
Authors: Martin LJ, Morse JD, Anthony A

Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis of Fungi in Dust from Homes of Infants Who Developed Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemorrhaging (2004)
Authors: Vesper SJ, Varma Manju, Wymer, Larry J, Dearborn DG, Sobolewski J, Haugland RA

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Radon

EPA: A Citizen's Guide to Radon

EPA's Assessment of Risks from Radon in Homes

Radon: A Likely Carcinogen at All Exposures (2001)

Toxicological Profile for Radon

Reduction of Pulmonary Toxicity of Stachybotrys chartarum Spores by Methanol Extraction of Mycotoxins (2000)
Authors: Rao CY, Brain JD, Burge HA

Regional Differences in Residential Environments and the Association of Dwellings and Residential Factors with the Sick House Syndrome: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study in Japan (2009)

Regulation of TREM Expression in Hepatic Macrophages and Endothelial Cells during Acute Endotoxemia (2008)
Authors: Chena LC, Laskin JD, Gordon MK, Laskina DL

(The) Relationship Between Exposure to Microbial Volatile Organic Compound and Allergy Prevalence in Single-family Homes (2012)
Authors: Arakia A, Kanazawaa A, Kawaic T, Eitakic Y, et al

Relationship of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Adrenal Axis with Chemically Induced Immunomodulation. Stress-like Response after Exposure to T-2 Toxin (1989)
Authors: Taylor MJ, Smart RA, Sharma RP

Release of Streptomyces albus Propagules from Contaminated Surfaces (2003)
Authors: Gorny RL, Mainelis G, Grinshpun SA, Willeke K, Dutkiewicz J, Reponen T

Remediation of Mould Damaged Building Materials--Efficiency of a Broad Spectrum of Treatments (2012)
Authors: Peitzsch M, Bloom E, Haase R, Must A, Larsson L

Renal Epithelial Neoplasms Induced in Male Wistar Rats by Oral Aflatoxin B1 (1969)
Authors: Shoemaker RC, McMahon S, Mark L

Residential Exposure to Mould and Dampness is Associated with Adverse Respiratory Health (2007)
Authors: Cox-Ganser JN, White SK, Jones R, Hilsbos K, et al

Respirable Trichothecene Mycotoxins Can be Demonstrated in the Air of Stachybotrys-chartarum- Contaminated Buildings (2006)
Authors: Straus DC, Wilson SC

Respiratory and Allergic and Health Effects of Dampness, Mold and Dampness-related Agents: A Review of Epidemiologic Evidence (2011)
Authors: Mendell MJ, Mirer AG, Cheung K, et al

Respiratory Morbidity in Office Workers in a Water-damaged Building (2005)
Authors: Cox-Ganser JM, White SK, Jones R, Hilsbos K, Storey E, et al

Restoration of anti-Aspergillus Defense by Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Human Chronic Granulomatous Disease After Gene Therapy is Calprotectin-Dependent (2011)
Authors: Bianchi M, Niemiec MJ, Siler S, Urban CF, Reichenbach J

Reversing Persistent Debility After Past Heavy Environmental Mold Exposure and Immune Weakness (2011)
Authors: Grant IH

Rhinosinusitis as Risk Factors for Asthma Symptoms in Occupants of a Water-Damaged Building (2012)
Authors: Park JH, Kreiss K, Cox-Ganser JM

Risk Factors in Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Systems for Occupant Systems in U.S. Office Buildings: The U.S. EPA BASE Study (2008)
Authors: Mendell MJ, Lei-Gomez Q, Mirer A, Seppanen O, Brunner G

(The) Role of Airborne Mold in Chronic Rhinosinusitis (2006)
Authors: Ponikau JU, Sherris DA

Role of IL-1beta in Endotoxin Potentiation of Deoxynivalenol Induced Corticosterone Response and Leukocyte Apoptosis in Mice (2003)
Authors: Islam Z, Pestka JJ

(The) Role of Immune Cells in the Brain During Physiological and Pathological Conditions (2015)
Authors: Franklin TC, Wohleb ES, Duma RS

(The) Role of Inflammation in Mediating Risk for Medical Disorders in Depressed Patients (2015)
Authors: Currier MB

Role of Microglia in Inflammation-Mediated Neurodegenerative Disease: Mechanisms and Strategies for Therapeutic Intervention (2003)
Authors: Liu JB, Hong JS

Role of Molds and Mycotoxins in Being Sick in Buildings: Neurobehavioral and Pulmonary Impairment (2004)
Authors: Kilburn KH

(The) Role of TH17 in Neuroimmune Disorders: Target for CAM Therapy. Part I (2011)
Authors: Vodjani A, Lambert J

(The) Role of TH17 in Neuroimmune Disorders: Target for CAM Therapy, Part II (2011)
Authors: Vodjani A, Lambert J

(The) Role of TH17 in Neuroimmune Disorders: Target for CAM Therapy, Part III (2011)
Authors: Vodjani A, Lambert J

Roles of Penicillium and Aspergillus in Sick Building Syndrome (2004)
Authors: Schwab CJ, Straus DC

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Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms (Book published in 2007)
Authors: Yang CS, Heinsohn PA

Sarcoidosis

A Case Control Etiologic Study of Sarcoidosis: Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors (2004)
Authors: Newman LS, Rose CS , Bresnitz EA , Rossman MD, Barnard J

A Case of Sarcoidosis of the Central Nervous System and Orbita (2015)

Airborne Enzyme Measurements to Detect Indoor Mould Exposure (2010)

Antifungal Medication is Efficient in Treatment of Sarcoidosis (2011)

Antifungal Treatment in Sarcoidosis--A Pilot Intervention Trial (2007)

Aspergillosis Lung Disease in Patients with Sarcoidosis: A case series and review of the literature (2011)

Causes of Pulmonary Granulomas: A Retrospective Study of 500 Cases from Seven Countries (2012)

Fungal Exposure and Low Levels of IL-10 in Patients with Sarcoidosis (2014)

Fungal Exposure in Homes of Patients with Sarcoidosis: An Environmental Exposure Study (2011)

In vitro and In vivo Reactivity to Fungal Cell Wall Agents in Sarcoidosis (2011)

Inflammatory Markers and Pulmonary Granuloma Infiltration in Sarcoidosis (2014)

Microbial Antigen Treatment in Sarcoidosis: A New Paradigm (2008)

Mold Exposure and Respiratory Health in Damp Indoor Environments (2011)

Neurosarcoidosis: Two case reports with multiple cranial nerve involvement and review of literature (2014)

Sarcoidosis and Fungi: The Case for Relation (2012)

Sarcoidosis, Asthma and Asthma-Like Symptoms Among Occupants of a Historically Water-Damaged Office Building (2008)

Sarcoidosis Treatment with Antifungal Medication: A Follow-up Study (2014)

Satratoxin G From the Black Mold Stachybotrys chartarum Evokes Olfactory Sensory Neuron Loss and Inflammation in the Murine Nose and Brain (2006)
Authors: Islam Z, Harkema JR, Pestka JJ

Satratoxin G from the Black Mold Stachybotrys chartarum Induces Rhinitis and Apoptosis of Olfactory Sensory Neurons in the Nasal Airways of Rhesus Monkeys (2012)
Authors: Carey SA, Plopper CG, Hyde DM, Islam Z

Satratoxin G-induced Apoptosis in PC-12 Neuronal Cells is Mediated by PKR and Caspase Independent (2008)

Scanning Cytophotometric Analysis of Brain Neuronal Nuclear Chromatin Changes in Acute T-2 Toxin-treated Rats (1986)

Scent-Free Policy for the Workplace (Canada)

Secondary Metabolites from Eurotium species, Aspergillus calidoustus and A. insuetus common in Canadian Homes with a Review of their Chemistry and Biological Activities (2008)

Secreted Virulence Factor Comparison Between Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, and its Relevance to Atopic Dermatitis (2010)

Sensitivity to Mold Mites Common in Elderly COPD Patients (2010)

Sentinel Pathophysiologic Conditions: An Adjunct to Teaching Occupational and Environmental Disease Recognition and History Taking (1992)

Sick Building Syndrome and Exposure to Water-damaged Buildings: Time Series Study, Clinical Trial and Mechanisms (2006)

Sick Building Syndrome in Relation to Domestic Exposure in Sweden--A Cohort Study from 1991 to 2001 (2010)

Sick Building Syndrome in Water Damaged Buildings: Generalization of the Chronic Biotoxin_Associated Illness Paradigm to Indoor Toxigenic Fungi (no date)

Simple Method for Screening Aflatoxin-Producing Molds by UV Photography (1987)

Simultaneous Determination of 186 Fungal and Bacterial Metabolites in Indoor Matrices by Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (2009)

Sinus Problems--Mayo Clinic Study Implicates Fungus as Cause of Chronic Sinusitis (1999)

Size-Fractionated (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan Concentrations Aerosolized from Different Moldy Building Materials (2009)

Smarter Treatment for Killer Infections (2011)

Source of Recurrent Yeast Infections in Autoimmune Syndrome Pinpointed (2010)

Spectrum of Noninfectious Health Effects from Molds (2006)

Sphenoid Aspergilloma: Diagnosed as a Malignancy: A Case Report (2015)

Spore Trap Analysis and MSQPCR in Evaluating Mold Burden: A Flooded Gynasium Case Study (2011)

Spores of Aspergillus versicolor Isolated from Indoor Air of a Moisture-damaged Building Provoke Acute Inflammation in Mouse Lungs (2002)

Stachybotrys atra Growth and Toxin Production in Some Building Materials and Fodder under Different Relative Humidities (1994)

Stachybotrys chartarum: The Toxic Indoor Mold (2001)
Authors: Nelson BD

Stachybotrys chartarum, Trichothecene Mycotoxins, and Damp Building-Related Illness: New Insights into a Public Health Enigma (2008)
Authors: Pestka JJ, Iwona Yike I,  Dearborn DG,  Ward MDW,  Harkema JR

Standard and Fpg-Modified Cornet Assay in Kidney Cells of Ochratoxin A- and Fumonisin B1-Treated Rats (2006)
Authors: Domijan AM, Zelježić D, Kopjar N, Peraica M

Statins and ALS

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Like Conditions in Possible Association with Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs (2009)

Association between statin-associated myopathy and skeletal muscle damage (2009)

Cerivastatin Triggers Tumor-specific Apoptosis with Higher Efficacy than Lovastatin (2001)

Chromatography–mass spectrometry methods for the quantitation of statins in biological samples (2006)

Clinical importance of the cytochromes P450 (2002)

(The) double-edged sword of statin immunomodulation (2008)

Effects of chronic treatment with statins and fenofibrate on rat skeletal muscle: a biochemical, histological and electrophysiological study (2006)

Energy metabolism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (2010)

Fluvastatin and Atorvastatin Affect Calcium Homeostasis of Rat Skeletal Muscle Fibers in Vivo and in Vitro by Impairing the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum/Mitochondria Ca2-Release System (2007)

Lovastatin Biosynthesis by Aspergillus terreus in a Chemically Defined Medium (2000)

Mechanisms and Clinical Evidence of the Pleiotropic Effects of the Hydroxy-Methyl-Glutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors in Central Nervous System Disorders: A Comprehensive Review (2012)

(The) muscle-specific ubiquitin ligase atrogin-1/MAFbx mediates statin-induced muscle toxicity (2007)

Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Lovastatin Therapy (1990)

Simvastatin Effects on Skeletal Muscle (2013)

SLCO1B1 Variants and Statin-Induced Myopathy — A Genomewide Study (2008)

Statins, Neuromuscular Degenerative Disease and an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Like Syndrome (2007)

Unintended effects of statins in men and women in England and Wales: population based cohort study using the QResearch database (2010)

Stenotrophomonas, Nycobacterium, and Streptomyces in Home Dust and Air: Associations with Moldiness and Other Home/Family Characteristics (2013)

(The) Steroid and Xenobiotic Receptor (SXR), Beyond Xenobiotic Metabolism (2009)

Strain Differences Influence Murine Pulmonary Responses to Stachybotrys chartarum (2006)

Structure-function Relationship of T-2 Toxin and its Metabolites in Inducing Thymic Apoptosis in Vivo in Mice (1998)

Studies on the "Kerosene Fungus" Cladosporium Resinae (Lindau) DeVries: Part I. The Problem of Microbial Contamination of Aviation Fuels (1971)

Studies on the "Kerosene Fungus" Cladosporium Resinae (Lindau) DeVries: Part II, The Natural Habitat of C. Resinae (1972)

Studies on the "Kerosene Fungus" Cladosporium Resinae (Lindau) DeVries: Part III, Morphology, Taxonomy and Physiology (1972)

Study of Health Risks Associated with Aspergillus amstelodami and its Mycotoxic Effects (2006)

Summary of the 5th International Conference on Bioaerosols, Fungi, Bacteria, Mycotoxins, and Human Health (2003)
Authors: Kilburn KH

Superoxide Dismutase A Antigens Derived from Molecular Analysis of Sarcoidosis Granulomas Elicit Systemic Th-I Immune Responses (2008)

Survival Outcomes in Acute Invasive Fungal Sinusitis: A Systematic Review and Quantitative Synthesis of Published Literature (xxxx)

Symptoms After Mold Exposure Including Stachybotrys chartarum, and Comparison to Darkroom Disease (2010)

Synergistic Interaction in Simultaneous Exposure to Streptomyces californicus and Stachybotrys chartarum (2004)

Systemic Inflammation Induces Acute Behavioral and Cognitive Changes and Accelerates Neurodegenerative Disease (2009)

Systems Responses of Rats to Aflatoxin B1 Exposure Revealed with Metabonomic Changes in Multiple Biological Matrices (2011)