2008
Lung/skin connections in occupational lung disease
Redlich CA, Herrick CA. Lung/skin connections in occupational lung disease. Current Opinion In Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2008, 8: 115-119. PMID: 18317018, DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e3282f85a31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccupational lung diseaseLung diseaseChronic beryllium diseaseSkin exposureIsocyanate asthmaBeryllium diseaseSite of sensitizationSubsequent inhalation challengeEnvironmental lung diseaseLimited clinical studiesImpair skin barrier functionSkin barrier functionAsthmatic responseInhalation challengeRespiratory tractHuman skin exposureClinical studiesInhalation exposureRecent studiesAnimal studiesAirborne exposureDiseaseBarrier functionPersonal protective clothingProtein allergens
2003
Differential roles for CD4 and CD8 T cells after diisocyanate sensitization: Genetic control of TH2-induced lung inflammation
Herrick CA, Das J, Xu L, Wisnewski AV, Redlich CA, Bottomly K. Differential roles for CD4 and CD8 T cells after diisocyanate sensitization: Genetic control of TH2-induced lung inflammation. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2003, 111: 1087-1094. PMID: 12743574, DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.1413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContact hypersensitivityT cellsAirway eosinophiliaAirway inflammationBALB/c miceDiisocyanate-induced asthmaCD8 T cellsLung inflammatory responseMajor effector cellsIL-13 productionMeans of inhalationNovel mouse modelEpicutaneous exposureAtopic asthmaLung inflammationMucus hypersecretionOccupational asthmaEpicutaneous sensitizationEffector cellsCytokine productionC miceIL-5Serum antibodiesInflammatory responseC57BL/10 mice
2002
A novel mouse model of diisocyanate-induced asthma showing allergic-type inflammation in the lung after inhaled antigen challenge
Herrick CA, Xu L, Wisnewski AV, Das J, Redlich CA, Bottomly K. A novel mouse model of diisocyanate-induced asthma showing allergic-type inflammation in the lung after inhaled antigen challenge. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2002, 109: 873-878. PMID: 11994714, DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.123533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiisocyanate-induced asthmaNovel mouse modelLung inflammationMouse modelAirway eosinophiliaAntigen challengeHuman asthmaAntigen-induced lung inflammationBALB/c miceAllergic-type inflammationLung inflammatory cellsCytokine-deficient miceVigorous inflammatory responsePrevious mouse modelsAtopic asthmaMucus hypersecretionOccupational asthmaContact hypersensitivityInflammatory cellsC miceInflammatory responseType cytokinesIFN-gammaAsthmaHuman diseases