2013
Molecular 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
2010
Pro/Con debate: is occupational asthma induced by isocyanates an immunoglobulin E‐mediated disease?
Wisnewski AV, Jones M. Pro/Con debate: is occupational asthma induced by isocyanates an immunoglobulin E‐mediated disease? Clinical & Experimental Allergy 2010, 40: 1155-1162. PMID: 20545707, PMCID: PMC3121887, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03550.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergen-specific IgEOccupational asthmaIsocyanate asthmaPro/Con DebateScreening/surveillanceCause of asthmaIgE-mediated diseasesHypersensitive individualsLow molecular weight chemicalsEnvironmental AsthmaAllergic asthmaBronchial hyperreactivityHypersensitivity disordersCommon causeAsthmaPathogenic mechanismsIgEChronic exposureCon debateImportant mediatorDiagnostic testsWeight chemicalsDiseaseHypersensitivityPrevention