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
2003
Human γ/δ T-cell proliferation and IFN-γ production induced by hexamethylene diisocyanate
Wisnewski AV, Herrick CA, Liu Q, Chen L, Bottomly K, Redlich CA. Human γ/δ T-cell proliferation and IFN-γ production induced by hexamethylene diisocyanate. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2003, 112: 538-546. PMID: 13679813, DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(03)01865-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma/delta T cellsDelta T cellsHuman immune responseT cellsT cell receptorImmune responseAlpha/beta T cell receptorBeta T cell receptorHuman airway epithelial cellsIFN-γ productionGamma/deltaT cell proliferationAirway epithelial cellsHuman T cell lineT cell linesHuman T cellsCell typesOccupational asthmaCytokine productionPeripheral bloodIL-13IL-5Antigen-mediated selectionAntigen leadIFN-gammaSequence diversity in the amino-terminal region of the malaria-vaccine candidate serine repeat antigen in natural Plasmodium falciparum populations
Safitri I, Jalloh A, Tantular I, Pusarawati S, Win T, Liu Q, Ferreira M, Dachlan Y, Horii T, Kawamoto F. Sequence diversity in the amino-terminal region of the malaria-vaccine candidate serine repeat antigen in natural Plasmodium falciparum populations. Parasitology International 2003, 52: 117-131. PMID: 12798923, DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5769(02)00088-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecent developments in diisocyanate asthma
Liu Q, Wisnewski AV. Recent developments in diisocyanate asthma. Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2003, 90: 35-41. PMID: 12772950, DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)61647-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiisocyanate asthmaPotential long-term adverse effectsMajor histocompatibility complex class II allelesLong-term adverse effectsGlutathione S-transferase polymorphismsImmune-dependent mechanismsAntigen-independent mechanismsLong-term followGenetic factorsHuman immune responseClass II allelesEffective diagnostic testAllergic asthmaAsthma patientsAtopic asthmaDiisocyanate exposureSymptomatic patientsImmune basisSensitized patientsAsthma pathogenesisPrognostic valueImmunologic differencesAirway epitheliumImmune responseAsthma
2002
Effects of hexamethylene diisocyanate exposure on human airway epithelial cells: in vitro cellular and molecular studies.
Wisnewski AV, Liu Q, Miller JJ, Magoski N, Redlich CA. Effects of hexamethylene diisocyanate exposure on human airway epithelial cells: in vitro cellular and molecular studies. Environmental Health Perspectives 2002, 110: 901-907. PMID: 12204825, PMCID: PMC1240990, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.02110901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman airway epithelial cellsImmunofluorescence analysisAirway epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsThiol redox homeostasisThioredoxin reductase expressionCellular stressEpithelial cell lineSensitive genesMicroarray analysisNorthern analysisHexamethylene diisocyanate exposureGenesAirway epithelial cell lineMolecular levelMolecular studiesDihydrodiol dehydrogenaseReductase expressionHDI exposureSubcytotoxic concentrationsCell linesMessage levelsImportant sensorMRNA levelsCellsWide distribution of Plasmodium ovale in Myanmar
Win T, Lin K, Mizuno S, Zhou M, Liu Q, Ferreira M, Tantular I, Kojima S, Ishii A, Kawamoto F. Wide distribution of Plasmodium ovale in Myanmar. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2002, 7: 231-239. PMID: 11903985, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2002.00857.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymerase chain reactionPlasmodium ovaleP. ovaleP. ovale-infected patientsThin smearsPCR-positive patientsPlasmodium ovale infectionNested polymerase chain reactionHuman malaria parasiteSingle-species infectionsOvale infectionsP. malariaeQuadruple infectionsP. vivaxBlood samplesP. falciparumOvaleMalaria parasitesPatientsPlasmodium speciesInfectionChain reactionMolecular diagnosis
2000
Sequence diversity of serine repeat antigen gene exon II of Plasmodium falciparum in worldwide collected wild isolates.
Liu Q, Ferreira M, Ndawi B, Ohmae H, Adagu I, Morikawa T, Horii T, Isomura S, Kawamoto F. Sequence diversity of serine repeat antigen gene exon II of Plasmodium falciparum in worldwide collected wild isolates. The Southeast Asian Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Public Health 2000, 31: 808-17. PMID: 11414433.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
How Prevalant are Plasmodium ovale and P. malariae in East Asia?
Kawamoto F, Liu Q, Ferreira M, Tantular I, Kawamoto F, Liu Q, Ferreira M, Tantular I. How Prevalant are Plasmodium ovale and P. malariae in East Asia? Trends In Parasitology 1999, 15: 422-426. PMID: 10481157, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-4758(99)01511-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasmodium ovaleMalaria parasitesIntense malaria transmissionHuman malaria parasiteAlternative diagnostic methodPlasmodium malariaeP. malariaeLow prevalenceMalaria speciesMalaria transmissionAcridine orange stainingMalariaeDiagnostic methodsOrange stainingOvalePrevalenceMorphological criteriaPCRAcridine orangeParasites
1998
Allelic diversity in the merozoite surface protein-1 and epidemiology of multiple-clone Plasmodium falciparum infections in northern Tanzania.
Ferreira M, Liu Q, Kimura M, Ndawi B, Tanabe K, Kawamoto F. Allelic diversity in the merozoite surface protein-1 and epidemiology of multiple-clone Plasmodium falciparum infections in northern Tanzania. Journal Of Parasitology 1998, 84: 1286-9. PMID: 9920333, DOI: 10.2307/3284693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMerozoite surface protein 1MSP-1 gene typesSurface protein 1Type-specific polymerase chain reactionMajor malaria vaccine candidatePlasmodium falciparum infectionProtein 1Malaria vaccine candidateMsp-1 geneP. falciparum populationsMost patientsFalciparum infectionPolymerase chain reactionDistinct parasite populationsVaccine candidatesClinical isolatesAllelic typesGene typesPlasmodium falciparumNorthern TanzaniaChain reactionPatientsEpidemiological consequencesRecent findingsParasite populationsSequence Variation in the Small-Subunit rRNA Gene of Plasmodium malariae and Prevalence of Isolates with the Variant Sequence in Sichuan, China
Liu Q, Zhu S, Mizuno S, Kimura M, Liu P, Isomura S, Wang X, Kawamoto F. Sequence Variation in the Small-Subunit rRNA Gene of Plasmodium malariae and Prevalence of Isolates with the Variant Sequence in Sichuan, China. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1998, 36: 3378-3381. PMID: 9774600, PMCID: PMC105336, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3378-3381.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAllelic diversity at the merozoite surface protein-1 locus of Plasmodium falciparum in clinical isolates from the southwestern Brazilian Amazon.
Ferreira M, Liu Q, Kaneko O, Kimura M, Tanabe K, Kimura E, Katzin A, Isomura S, Kawamoto F. Allelic diversity at the merozoite surface protein-1 locus of Plasmodium falciparum in clinical isolates from the southwestern Brazilian Amazon. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1998, 59: 474-80. PMID: 9749647, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalaria-endemic areasSymptomatic malaria patientsAllelic typesMalaria patientsHypoendemic areaPolymerase chain reactionClinical isolatesP. falciparumMerozoite surface protein 1 geneGene typesPlasmodium falciparumProtein 1 geneVariable blocks 2Chain reactionPlasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 geneMerozoite surface protein-1 locusDirect sequencingContradictory dataFalciparumDistinct clonesIsolatesBlock 2Variable blocksAllelic Diversity at the Merozoite Surface Protein-1 (MSP-1) Locus in Natural Plasmodium falciparum Populations: a Brief Overview
Ferreira M, Kaneko O, Kimura M, Liu Q, Kawamoto F, Tanabe K. Allelic Diversity at the Merozoite Surface Protein-1 (MSP-1) Locus in Natural Plasmodium falciparum Populations: a Brief Overview. Memórias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 1998, 93: 631-638. PMID: 9830530, DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761998000500013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMSP-1 gene typesProtein-1 locusMerozoite surface protein-1 locusNon-random associationGene typesAllelic diversityParasite populationsAllelic typesSingle-copy geneFrequency-dependent immune selectionNatural Plasmodium falciparum populationsMsp-1 locusLocal parasite populationMsp-1 allelic typesDifferent gene typesPlasmodium falciparum populationsVariable blocks 2Wild isolatesSelective pressureSouthwestern Brazilian AmazonExtensive polymorphismLociHuman hostMajor malaria vaccine candidateImmune selectionStable patterns of allelic diversity at the merozoite surface protein-1 locus of plasmodium falciparum in southern Vietnam
Ferreira M, Liu Q, kimura M, Kaneko O, Huynh V, Isomura S, Tanabe K, Kawamoto F. Stable patterns of allelic diversity at the merozoite surface protein-1 locus of plasmodium falciparum in southern Vietnam. Parasitology International 1998, 47: 258. DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5769(98)80715-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSynergistic enhancement of bathocuproine disulphonate and cysteine on the Plasmodium falciparum growth under oxidative conditions
Tantular J, Dachlan Y, Liu Q, Kimura M, Ishii A, Kawamoto F. Synergistic enhancement of bathocuproine disulphonate and cysteine on the Plasmodium falciparum growth under oxidative conditions. Parasitology International 1998, 47: 215. DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5769(98)80569-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh prevalence of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale in malaria patients along the Thai‐Myanmar border, as revealed by acridine orange staining and PCR‐based diagnoses
Zhou M, Liu Q, Wongsrichanalai C, Suwonkerd W, Panart K, Prajakwong S, Pensiri A, Kimura M, Matsuoka H, Ferreira M, Isomura S, Kawamoto F. High prevalence of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale in malaria patients along the Thai‐Myanmar border, as revealed by acridine orange staining and PCR‐based diagnoses. Tropical Medicine And International Health 1998, 3: 304-312. PMID: 9623932, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00223.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP. malariae infectionP. ovale infectionsP. malariaeThai-Myanmar borderMalaria patientsMalariae infectionOvale infectionsNew variant formAcridine orange staining methodHuman malaria parasitePlasmodium malariaeHigh prevalencePlasmodium ovaleTotal prevalenceP. ovaleP. malariae isolatesAcridine orange stainingMalariaeBurmese patientsInfectionMalaria parasitesPatientsThin smearsPrevalenceMixed infectionsStable Patterns of Allelic Diversity at the Merozoite Surface Protein‐1 Locus of Plasmodium falciparum in Clinical Isolates from Southern Vietnam
Ferreira M, Liu Q, Zhou M, Kimura M, Kaneko O, Van Thien H, Isomura S, Tanabe K, Kawamoto F. Stable Patterns of Allelic Diversity at the Merozoite Surface Protein‐1 Locus of Plasmodium falciparum in Clinical Isolates from Southern Vietnam. Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology 1998, 45: 131-136. PMID: 9495041, DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb05080.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasmodium falciparumFrequency-dependent immune selectionSame endemic areaMerozoite surface protein-1 locusSymptomatic patientsParasite populationsPolymerase chain reactionArea 17Endemic areasMesoendemic areaGene typesClinical isolatesAllelic typesPatientsImmune selectionDifferent gene typesChain reactionDistinct subpopulationsFalciparumPresent studyProtein-1 locusIsolatesPopulationPrevalenceAverage number
1997
Identification of the four species of human malaria parasites by nested PCR that targets variant sequences in the small subunit rRNA gene
Kimura M, Kaneko O, Liu Q, Zhou M, Kawamoto F, Wataya Y, Otani S, Yamaguchi Y, Tanabe K. Identification of the four species of human malaria parasites by nested PCR that targets variant sequences in the small subunit rRNA gene. Parasitology International 1997, 46: 91-95. DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5769(97)00013-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Sequence variation in the 18S rRNA gene, a target for PCR-based malaria diagnosis, in Plasmodium ovale from southern Vietnam
Kawamoto F, Miyake H, Kaneko O, Kimura M, Nguyen T, Nguyen T, Liu Q, Zhou M, Le D, Kawai S, Isomura S, Wataya Y. Sequence variation in the 18S rRNA gene, a target for PCR-based malaria diagnosis, in Plasmodium ovale from southern Vietnam. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1996, 34: 2287-2289. PMID: 8862600, PMCID: PMC229233, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.9.2287-2289.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original Research