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
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