2020
Analysis of Lung Gene Expression Reveals a Role for Cl- channels in Diisocyanate Induced Airway Eosinophilia in a Mouse Model of Asthma Pathology
Wisnewski AV, Liu J, Redlich CA. Analysis of Lung Gene Expression Reveals a Role for Cl- channels in Diisocyanate Induced Airway Eosinophilia in a Mouse Model of Asthma Pathology. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2020, 0: 25-35. PMID: 32101465, PMCID: PMC7328250, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2019-0400oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory tract exposureAirway eosinophiliaMonocytes/macrophagesMouse modelGene expressionGene transcriptsBiological pathwaysAsthma pathologyUpregulated gene transcriptsIgE-independent mechanismsLung gene expressionLung tissue gene expressionCause of asthmaBALB/cTransgenic B cellsTissue gene expressionExpression changesDiisocyanate asthmaSensitized workersAsthma pathogenesisAirway fluidDeficient miceMRNA microarrayEosinophiliaB cells
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 chemicalsDiseaseHypersensitivityPreventionAntigenic changes in human albumin caused by reactivity with the occupational allergen diphenylmethane diisocyanate
Wisnewski AV, Liu J, Redlich CA. Antigenic changes in human albumin caused by reactivity with the occupational allergen diphenylmethane diisocyanate. Analytical Biochemistry 2010, 400: 251-258. PMID: 20123080, PMCID: PMC3106273, DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.01.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-performance liquid chromatographyDiphenylmethane diisocyanateConjugation sitesReaction productsCross-linking agentTandem mass spectrometryPolyurethane productionMass spectrometryMDI-exposed workersCause of asthmaHuman albuminSerum immunoglobulin GLiquid chromatographyReaction specificityDiisocyanateSecond lysineMDI conjugationAirway inflammationAnalytical methodSelf proteinsProteomic methodologiesEpitope specificityAntigenic changesClinical researchConjugates
2007
Developments in laboratory diagnostics for isocyanate asthma
Wisnewski AV. Developments in laboratory diagnostics for isocyanate asthma. Current Opinion In Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2007, 7: 138-145. PMID: 17351466, PMCID: PMC3131002, DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e3280895d22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsocyanate asthmaSpecific inhalation challengeCause of asthmaEnzyme-linked immunosorbentBiomarkers of exposureGold standard testInhalation challengeOccupational asthmaAsthma pathogenesisRisk factorsSpecialized centersAsthmaWorkplace exposuresAsthma diagnosticsEfficient laboratory testsHuman IgELaboratory testsClinical diagnosisContemporary laboratory testsLaboratory diagnosticsSubset of workersIgEDisease developmentExposureCause