2001
Subclinical immunologic and physiologic responses in hexamethylene diisocyanate‐exposed auto body shop workers
Redlich C, Stowe M, Wisnewski A, Eisen E, Karol M, Lemus R, Holm C, Chung J, Sparer J, Liu Y, Woskie S, Appiah‐Pippim J, Gore R, Cullen M. Subclinical immunologic and physiologic responses in hexamethylene diisocyanate‐exposed auto body shop workers. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2001, 39: 587-597. PMID: 11385643, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.1058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAir Pollutants, OccupationalAnalysis of VarianceAsthmaAutomobilesChi-Square DistributionCross-Sectional StudiesCyanatesEpidemiologic StudiesFemaleHumansIsocyanatesMaleMiddle AgedOccupational DiseasesOccupational ExposurePaintStatistics, NonparametricSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsAuto body shop workersDiisocyanate asthmaLymphocyte proliferationHost risk factorsShortness of breathShop workersMethacholine responsivenessMethacholine challengeChest tightnessDiisocyanate exposureOccupational asthmaImmunologic responseRisk factorsPhysiologic changesImmune responseEpidemiologic studiesSurveillance studyPhysiologic responsesAsthmaOvert casesSymptomsExposure dataEpisodic exposureAuto body shopsExposure
1999
Isocyanate-conjugated human lung epithelial cell proteins: A link between exposure and asthma?
Wisnewski A, Lemus R, Karol M, Redlich C. Isocyanate-conjugated human lung epithelial cell proteins: A link between exposure and asthma? Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 1999, 104: 341-347. PMID: 10452755, DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70377-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsocyanate-induced asthmaHuman lung epithelial cell lineEpithelial cell proteinsLung epithelial cell lineEpithelial cell lineLymphocyte proliferationProliferation of PBMCCell linesAirway inflammationAtopic subjectsNonasthmatic individualsHDI exposureAirway epitheliumImmunostimulatory potentialAsthmaCell proteinsWestern blottingPotential roleProliferationExposureHDI concentrationCross-linking chemicalsCell polypeptidesConjugation patternSubjects