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 miceRecent 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
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