2015
Immunochemical detection of the occupational allergen, methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), in situ
Wisnewski AV, Liu J. Immunochemical detection of the occupational allergen, methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), in situ. Journal Of Immunological Methods 2015, 429: 60-65. PMID: 26690039, PMCID: PMC4753098, DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2015.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKeyhole limpet hemocyaninFreund's adjuvantDiisocyanate-induced asthmaComplete Freund's adjuvantIncomplete Freund's adjuvantLung tissue sectionsFormalin-fixed paraffinOccupational asthmaLower airwaysBooster injectionOccupational allergensAirway cellsAlveolar macrophagesLimpet hemocyaninAdjuvantHealth effectsTissue distributionTissue samplesTissue sectionsAsthmaDot blot analysisFurther studiesImmunochemical studiesBlot analysisEpithelial regions
2014
Inception cohort study of workers exposed to toluene diisocyanate at a polyurethane foam factory: Initial one‐year follow‐up
Gui W, Wisnewski AV, Neamtiu I, Gurzau E, Sparer JA, Stowe MH, Liu J, Slade MD, Rusu OA, Redlich CA. Inception cohort study of workers exposed to toluene diisocyanate at a polyurethane foam factory: Initial one‐year follow‐up. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2014, 57: 1207-1215. PMID: 25266741, PMCID: PMC4198484, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAir Pollutants, OccupationalAirway ObstructionAsthma, OccupationalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesForced Expiratory VolumeHumansImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GLost to Follow-UpMaleMiddle AgedOccupational ExposurePolyurethanesPrevalenceProspective StudiesTime FactorsToluene 2,4-DiisocyanateVital CapacityYoung AdultConceptsAsthma symptomsIsocyanate asthmaInception cohort studyHealth effectsCurrent asthma symptomsTDI levelsFirst yearFurther longitudinal evaluationAirflow obstructionCohort studyInception cohortOccupational asthmaTDI exposureRespiratory healthSkin exposureLongitudinal evaluationAsthmaOne-yearPersonal samplingSymptomsRiskExposureFindingsFEV1Spirometry