2010
Pro/Con debate: is occupational asthma induced by isocyanates an immunoglobulin E‐mediated disease?
Wisnewski AV, Jones M. Pro/Con debate: is occupational asthma induced by isocyanates an immunoglobulin E‐mediated disease? Clinical & Experimental Allergy 2010, 40: 1155-1162. PMID: 20545707, PMCID: PMC3121887, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03550.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergen-specific IgEOccupational asthmaIsocyanate asthmaPro/Con DebateScreening/surveillanceCause of asthmaIgE-mediated diseasesHypersensitive individualsLow molecular weight chemicalsEnvironmental AsthmaAllergic asthmaBronchial hyperreactivityHypersensitivity disordersCommon causeAsthmaPathogenic mechanismsIgEChronic exposureCon debateImportant mediatorDiagnostic testsWeight chemicalsDiseaseHypersensitivityPrevention
2003
Recent developments in diisocyanate asthma
Liu Q, Wisnewski AV. Recent developments in diisocyanate asthma. Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2003, 90: 35-41. PMID: 12772950, DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)61647-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiisocyanate asthmaPotential long-term adverse effectsMajor histocompatibility complex class II allelesLong-term adverse effectsGlutathione S-transferase polymorphismsImmune-dependent mechanismsAntigen-independent mechanismsLong-term followGenetic factorsHuman immune responseClass II allelesEffective diagnostic testAllergic asthmaAsthma patientsAtopic asthmaDiisocyanate exposureSymptomatic patientsImmune basisSensitized patientsAsthma pathogenesisPrognostic valueImmunologic differencesAirway epitheliumImmune responseAsthma