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
2007
Diisocyanate conjugate and immunoassay characteristics influence detection of specific antibodies in HDI‐exposed workers
Campo P, Wisnewski AV, Lummus Z, Cartier A, Malo J, Boulet LP, Bernstein DI. Diisocyanate conjugate and immunoassay characteristics influence detection of specific antibodies in HDI‐exposed workers. Clinical & Experimental Allergy 2007, 37: 1095-1102. PMID: 17581205, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02745.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAir Pollutants, OccupationalAsthmaBronchial Provocation TestsCyanatesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansImmunoassayImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GInhalation ExposureIsocyanatesMaleMiddle AgedMolecular StructureObserver VariationOccupational DiseasesPredictive Value of TestsQuality ControlQuebecRadioallergosorbent TestReagent Kits, DiagnosticReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySerum AlbuminSkin TestsConceptsSpecific inhalation challengeDiisocyanate asthmaSpecific IgEHuman serum albumin conjugatesSpecific antibodiesSpecific IgG antibodiesInhalation challengeAsthmatic reactionSpecific IgGHDI exposureIgG antibodiesTest antigenPredictive valueSerum albumin conjugatesAntigen immunoassayIgEProtein antigensIgG immunoassayShop workersInter-laboratory variabilityAlbumin conjugatesAntibodiesAsthmaRASTIgGDevelopments in laboratory diagnostics for isocyanate asthma
Wisnewski AV. Developments in laboratory diagnostics for isocyanate asthma. Current Opinion In Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2007, 7: 138-145. PMID: 17351466, PMCID: PMC3131002, DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e3280895d22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsocyanate asthmaSpecific inhalation challengeCause of asthmaEnzyme-linked immunosorbentBiomarkers of exposureGold standard testInhalation challengeOccupational asthmaAsthma pathogenesisRisk factorsSpecialized centersAsthmaWorkplace exposuresAsthma diagnosticsEfficient laboratory testsHuman IgELaboratory testsClinical diagnosisContemporary laboratory testsLaboratory diagnosticsSubset of workersIgEDisease developmentExposureCause