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-gamma
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