2022
MIF is a common genetic determinant of COVID-19 symptomatic infection and severity
Shin JJ, Fan W, Par-Young J, Piecychna M, Leng L, Israni-Winger K, Qing H, Gu J, Zhao H, Schulz WL, Unlu S, Kuster J, Young G, Liu J, Ko AI, Garcia A, Sauler M, Wisnewski AV, Young L, Orduña A, Wang A, Klementina O, Garcia AB, Hegyi P, Armstrong ME, Mitchell P, Ordiz DB, Garami A, Kang I, Bucala R. MIF is a common genetic determinant of COVID-19 symptomatic infection and severity. QJM 2022, 116: 205-212. PMID: 36222594, PMCID: PMC9620729, DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcac234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorLow-expression MIF alleleCOVID-19 infectionMIF allelesCATT7 alleleHealthy controlsCOVID-19Serum macrophage migration inhibitory factorSymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infectionHigher serum MIF levelsHigh-expression MIF allelesRetrospective case-control studySARS-CoV-2 infectionFunctional polymorphismsAvailable clinical characteristicsMultinational retrospective studySerum MIF levelsUninfected healthy controlsSymptomatic COVID-19Tertiary medical centerHealthy control subjectsCase-control studyMigration inhibitory factorCoronavirus disease 2019Common functional polymorphismsChanges Over Time in COVID-19 Incidence, Vaccinations, Serum Spike IgG, and Viral Neutralizing Potential Among Individuals From a North American Gaming Venue
Wisnewski AV, Cantley L, Luna J, Liu J, Smith RF, Hager K, Redlich CA. Changes Over Time in COVID-19 Incidence, Vaccinations, Serum Spike IgG, and Viral Neutralizing Potential Among Individuals From a North American Gaming Venue. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2022, 64: 788-796. PMID: 36054278, PMCID: PMC9426317, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccupational risk factorsCOVID-19 historyRisk factorsAnti-spike IgG levelsIndividual humoral responsesSerum antiviral antibodiesCOVID-19 vaccinationEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayCOVID-19 ratesCOVID-19 incidenceSpike IgGVaccine nonrespondersVaccination statusIgG levelsVaccine responsesVaccine typesAntiviral antibodiesHumoral responseCOVID-19 casesVaccine availabilityImmunosorbent assayVaccinationInfectionMonthsParticipantsDevelopment and utilization of a surrogate SARS-CoV-2 viral neutralization assay to assess mRNA vaccine responses
Wisnewski AV, Liu J, Lucas C, Klein J, Iwasaki A, Cantley L, Fazen L, Luna J, Slade M, Redlich CA. Development and utilization of a surrogate SARS-CoV-2 viral neutralization assay to assess mRNA vaccine responses. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0262657. PMID: 35041700, PMCID: PMC8765639, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlaque reduction neutralization testCOVID-19 patientsVaccine responsesRecovered COVID-19 patientsSARS-CoV-2 immunityBooster vaccine dosesMRNA vaccine responsePost-vaccine seraCompetitive ELISAEnzyme 2 (ACE2) receptorReduction neutralization testType of vaccineSARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptorSpike protein receptorVaccine seraVaccine recipientsPost vaccinationVaccinated individualsVaccine dosesViral culturePrior historyViral neutralizationNeutralization testBooster shotsPost vaccineSevere asthma and death in a worker using methylene diphenyl diisocyanate MDI asthma death
Wisnewski AV, Cooney R, Hodgson M, Giese K, Liu J, Redlich CA. Severe asthma and death in a worker using methylene diphenyl diisocyanate MDI asthma death. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2022, 65: 166-172. PMID: 35028957, PMCID: PMC8846433, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23323.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsCause of deathMedical recordsDiisocyanate asthmaSevere asthmaSerum IgEParaffin-embedded lung tissue sectionsWorkers' medical recordsSmooth muscle hypertrophyTotal serum IgEHallmark of asthmaSevere asthma attacksBasement membrane thickeningLung tissue sectionsPost-mortem findingsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayPotential chemical exposuresInflamed airwaysMucus pluggingOccupational asthmaPulmonary embolismTotal IgEAsthma deathsAsthma attacksLung pathologyAutopsy findings
2021
Immunogenic amino acid motifs and linear epitopes of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines
Wisnewski AV, Redlich CA, Liu J, Kamath K, Abad QA, Smith RF, Fazen L, Santiago R, Luna J, Martinez B, Baum-Jones E, Waitz R, Haynes WA, Shon JC. Immunogenic amino acid motifs and linear epitopes of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0252849. PMID: 34499652, PMCID: PMC8428655, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 mRNA vaccine recipientsLinear epitopesSARS-CoV-2 neutralizationCOVID-19 mRNA vaccinesVaccine-induced IgGMRNA vaccine recipientsSARS-CoV-2 spike proteinDominant linear epitopeElicit IgGVaccine recipientsVaccine effectivenessMRNA vaccinesVaccination samplesImmune escapeHuman coronavirusesHealthy adultsSARS-CoVVaccine epitopesCritical epitopesAdverse responsesReverse vaccinologySpike proteinNatural infectionS2 subunitIgGAssociations of SARS-CoV-2 serum IgG with occupation and demographics of military personnel
Zell J, Wisnewski AV, Liu J, Klein J, Lucas C, Slade M, Iwasaki A, Redlich CA. Associations of SARS-CoV-2 serum IgG with occupation and demographics of military personnel. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0251114. PMID: 34460832, PMCID: PMC8405017, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Live SARS-CoV-2Moderate SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalenceWork-related risk factorsTransportation-related occupationsSerum IgG levelsAntigen-specific IgGIgG seropositivity rateBiomarkers of infectionSARS-CoV-2 spikeCOVID-19 exposureUS National Guard soldiersMilitary personnelIgG levelsSeropositivity rateHumoral responseSerum IgGViral exposureBlack raceRisk factorsOdds ratioStudy populationNational Guard soldiersDemographic data
2020
Molecular Characterization and Experimental Utility of Monoclonal Antibodies with Specificity for Aliphatic Di- and Polyisocyanates
Wisnewski AV, Liu J. Molecular Characterization and Experimental Utility of Monoclonal Antibodies with Specificity for Aliphatic Di- and Polyisocyanates. Monoclonal Antibodies In Immunodiagnosis And Immunotherapy 2020, 39: 66-73. PMID: 32302507, PMCID: PMC7310211, DOI: 10.1089/mab.2020.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBALB/c miceMonoclonal antibodiesOccupational asthmaC miceSerologic detectionDifferent carrier proteinsNew mAbsEpitope specificityUseful research reagentsDisease preventionImmune recognitionStable hybridomasWestern blotAlbumin adductsMouse skinMAbsSurveillance approachSurveillance effortsAntibodiesMolecular determinantsHybridomasAliphatic diComplementary determining regionsMolecular characterizationResearch reagents
2017
Polymerization of hexamethylene diisocyanate in solution and a 260.23 m/z [M+H]+ ion in exposed human cells
Wisnewski AV, Liu J, Redlich CA, Nassar AF. Polymerization of hexamethylene diisocyanate in solution and a 260.23 m/z [M+H]+ ion in exposed human cells. Analytical Biochemistry 2017, 543: 21-29. PMID: 29175138, PMCID: PMC5826792, DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2017.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHexamethylene diisocyanateCollision-induced dissociation (CID) fragmentation patternsNucleophilic additionImportant industrial chemicalPrimary aminesFragmentation patternsO groupLC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS analysisLC-MSReaction productsIonsMS analysisFormula CIndustrial chemicalsDiisocyanatePolymerizationPolymersReaction targetWaterSolutionAminesDefinitive characterizationMoleculesDimers
2015
In vitro cleavage of diisocyanate-glutathione conjugates by human gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase-1
Wisnewski AV, Liu J, Nassar AF. In vitro cleavage of diisocyanate-glutathione conjugates by human gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase-1. Xenobiotica 2015, 46: 726-732. PMID: 26678254, PMCID: PMC4848134, DOI: 10.3109/00498254.2015.1118576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlutathione Reaction Products with a Chemical Allergen, Methylene-diphenyl Diisocyanate, Stimulate Alternative Macrophage Activation and Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation
Wisnewski AV, Liu J, Colangelo CM. Glutathione Reaction Products with a Chemical Allergen, Methylene-diphenyl Diisocyanate, Stimulate Alternative Macrophage Activation and Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation. Chemical Research In Toxicology 2015, 28: 729-737. PMID: 25635619, PMCID: PMC4667722, DOI: 10.1021/tx5005002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEosinophilic inflammatory responseAlternative macrophage activationInflammatory responseChemical allergensMacrophage activationAirway eosinophil numbersEosinophilic airway inflammationInnate immune responseGreater inflammatory responseAirway levelsMDI conjugationAirway inflammationOccupational asthmaIL-12MDI exposureAsthma pathogenesisEosinophil numbersNaïve miceAirway fluidRespiratory tractImmune responseMucus productionSkin exposureMDI conjugatesVivo evidence
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
2013
Connecting glutathione with immune responses to occupational methylene diphenyl diisocyanate exposure
Wisnewski AV, Liu J, Redlich CA. Connecting glutathione with immune responses to occupational methylene diphenyl diisocyanate exposure. Chemico-Biological Interactions 2013, 205: 38-45. PMID: 23791970, PMCID: PMC3767171, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2013.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular determinants of humoral immune specificity for the occupational allergen, methylene diphenyl diisocyanate
Wisnewski AV, Liu J. Molecular determinants of humoral immune specificity for the occupational allergen, methylene diphenyl diisocyanate. Molecular Immunology 2013, 54: 233-237. PMID: 23295252, PMCID: PMC3563841, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2012.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpitope specificityAutologous serum proteinsLow molecular weight chemicalsOccupational asthmaOccupational allergensMolecular determinantsDisease pathogenesisSecreting clonesCDR3 regionWestern blotGene usageMonoclonal antibodiesMajor causeWeight chemicalsIgG1 mAbGermline gene usageHuman albuminImmune specificityMAbsSerum proteinsELISADiagnostic reagentsUseful diagnostic reagentHybridomasSomatic hypermutation
2012
Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) vapor reactivity with glutathione and subsequent transfer to human albumin
Wisnewski AV, Mhike M, Hettick JM, Liu J, Siegel PD. Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) vapor reactivity with glutathione and subsequent transfer to human albumin. Toxicology In Vitro 2012, 27: 662-671. PMID: 23178851, PMCID: PMC3587365, DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2012.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHDI vaporCommon occupational allergensRespiratory tract exposureHuman albuminLevels of GSHReaction productsGSH concentrationVapor exposureIntra-molecular cyclizationClinical responseOccupational allergensAsthma pathogenesisPolyclonal rabbit serumAirway fluidSerologic assaysLower GSH concentrationsVivo reactivityRabbit serumPotential mechanismsGlutathione reactivityMass spectrometryExposureReactivityGSH solutionKey step
2011
Vapor conjugation of toluene diisocyanate to specific lysines of human albumin
Hettick JM, Siegel PD, Green BJ, Liu J, Wisnewski AV. Vapor conjugation of toluene diisocyanate to specific lysines of human albumin. Analytical Biochemistry 2011, 421: 706-711. PMID: 22206939, PMCID: PMC3324820, DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2011.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Antigenic 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
2008
Human innate immune responses to hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) and HDI–albumin conjugates
Wisnewski AV, Liu Q, Liu J, Redlich CA. Human innate immune responses to hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) and HDI–albumin conjugates. Clinical & Experimental Allergy 2008, 38: 957-967. PMID: 18498542, PMCID: PMC3131007, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.02982.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipokinesAdministration, InhalationAlbuminsAntigens, CDBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedChemokine CCL2Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1ChitinasesCyanatesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayGene ExpressionGlycoproteinsHumansImmunity, InnateIntramolecular OxidoreductasesIsocyanatesLectinsLeukocytes, MononuclearLysosomesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMicroscopy, FluorescenceOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, GeneticProteinsRNAConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsInnate immune responseImmune responsePercentage of PBMCHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsFlow cytometrySystemic innate immune responseExposure-dependent decreaseMonocyte/macrophage traffickingHuman innate immune responseProtein expressionSpecific inhalation challengeBlood mononuclear cellsAdaptive immune responsesLow-density lipoproteinPattern recognition receptorsInhalation challengeOccupational asthmaClinical spectrumControl antigenMononuclear cellsHDI exposureSerum concentrationsAdaptive immunityGene/protein expression
2005
Glutathione protects human airway proteins and epithelial cells from isocyanates
Wisnewski AV, Liu Q, Liu J, Redlich CA. Glutathione protects human airway proteins and epithelial cells from isocyanates. Clinical & Experimental Allergy 2005, 35: 352-357. PMID: 15784115, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02185.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose-dependent mannerAirway fluidGSH levelsHuman airway epithelial cellsVapor exposure systemEpithelial cellsHuman airway epithelial cell lineAirway epithelial cell lineEpithelial lining fluidAirway epithelial cellsEpithelial cell exposureEpithelial cell toxicityAllergic sensitizationEpithelial cell lineHDI exposureAirway proteinsLining fluidAirway cellsIsocyanate exposureVivo exposureOccupational limitsNCI-H292Physiologic levelsEpithelial fluidToxicity studies
2004
Isocyanate vapor-induced antigenicity of human albumin
Wisnewski AV, Stowe MH, Cartier A, Liu Q, Liu J, Chen L, Redlich CA. Isocyanate vapor-induced antigenicity of human albumin. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2004, 113: 1178-1184. PMID: 15208602, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHDI exposureHuman albuminAuto body shop workersHDI vaporHuman immune systemOccupational asthmaHumoral armSpecific IgEIgG titersHealthy workersImmune responseSerology studiesHuman airwaysImmune systemSignificant associationAntigenic formsShop workersAlbumin conjugatesAsthmaticsAsthmaIgEAntigenicityParallel studyAlbuminSignificant changes