2022
MIF is a common genetic determinant of COVID-19 symptomatic infection and severity
Shin JJ, Fan W, Par-Young J, Piecychna M, Leng L, Israni-Winger K, Qing H, Gu J, Zhao H, Schulz WL, Unlu S, Kuster J, Young G, Liu J, Ko AI, Garcia A, Sauler M, Wisnewski AV, Young L, Orduña A, Wang A, Klementina O, Garcia AB, Hegyi P, Armstrong ME, Mitchell P, Ordiz DB, Garami A, Kang I, Bucala R. MIF is a common genetic determinant of COVID-19 symptomatic infection and severity. QJM 2022, 116: 205-212. PMID: 36222594, PMCID: PMC9620729, DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcac234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorLow-expression MIF alleleCOVID-19 infectionMIF allelesCATT7 alleleHealthy controlsCOVID-19Serum macrophage migration inhibitory factorSymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infectionHigher serum MIF levelsHigh-expression MIF allelesRetrospective case-control studySARS-CoV-2 infectionFunctional polymorphismsAvailable clinical characteristicsMultinational retrospective studySerum MIF levelsUninfected healthy controlsSymptomatic COVID-19Tertiary medical centerHealthy control subjectsCase-control studyMigration inhibitory factorCoronavirus disease 2019Common functional polymorphisms
2020
Analysis of Lung Gene Expression Reveals a Role for Cl- channels in Diisocyanate Induced Airway Eosinophilia in a Mouse Model of Asthma Pathology
Wisnewski AV, Liu J, Redlich CA. Analysis of Lung Gene Expression Reveals a Role for Cl- channels in Diisocyanate Induced Airway Eosinophilia in a Mouse Model of Asthma Pathology. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2020, 0: 25-35. PMID: 32101465, PMCID: PMC7328250, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2019-0400oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory tract exposureAirway eosinophiliaMonocytes/macrophagesMouse modelGene expressionGene transcriptsBiological pathwaysAsthma pathologyUpregulated gene transcriptsIgE-independent mechanismsLung gene expressionLung tissue gene expressionCause of asthmaBALB/cTransgenic B cellsTissue gene expressionExpression changesDiisocyanate asthmaSensitized workersAsthma pathogenesisAirway fluidDeficient miceMRNA microarrayEosinophiliaB cellsMolecular Characterization and Experimental Utility of Monoclonal Antibodies with Specificity for Aliphatic Di- and Polyisocyanates
Wisnewski AV, Liu J. Molecular Characterization and Experimental Utility of Monoclonal Antibodies with Specificity for Aliphatic Di- and Polyisocyanates. Monoclonal Antibodies In Immunodiagnosis And Immunotherapy 2020, 39: 66-73. PMID: 32302507, PMCID: PMC7310211, DOI: 10.1089/mab.2020.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBALB/c miceMonoclonal antibodiesOccupational asthmaC miceSerologic detectionDifferent carrier proteinsNew mAbsEpitope specificityUseful research reagentsDisease preventionImmune recognitionStable hybridomasWestern blotAlbumin adductsMouse skinMAbsSurveillance approachSurveillance effortsAntibodiesMolecular determinantsHybridomasAliphatic diComplementary determining regionsMolecular characterizationResearch reagents
2019
Dilysine-Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI), a Urine Biomarker of MDI Exposure?
Wisnewski AV, Nassar AF, Liu J, Bello D. Dilysine-Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI), a Urine Biomarker of MDI Exposure? Chemical Research In Toxicology 2019, 32: 557-565. PMID: 30724074, PMCID: PMC6465083, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory tract exposureMDI exposureUrine biomarkersSkin exposureUrine of miceFuture translational investigationsWestern blot studiesUrinary biomarkersRespiratory tractExposure surveillanceTranslational investigationsDisease preventionMDI conjugatesMiceUrineBiomarkersCollision-induced dissociation (CID) fragmentation patternsExposureUnderstanding pathwaysMDIIndustrial hygieneAlbuminMS/MSTractPrevention
2017
Mass spectrometry-based analysis of murine bronchoalveolar lavage fluid following respiratory exposure to 4,4'-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate aerosol
Hettick JM, Law BF, Lin CC, Wisnewski AV, Siegel PD. Mass spectrometry-based analysis of murine bronchoalveolar lavage fluid following respiratory exposure to 4,4'-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate aerosol. Xenobiotica 2017, 48: 626-636. PMID: 28629263, PMCID: PMC5864557, DOI: 10.1080/00498254.2017.1344791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLavage fluidOccupational allergic respiratory diseaseBALB/c mouse modelMurine bronchoalveolar lavage fluidDiisocyanate-induced asthmaBronchoalveolar lavage fluidAllergic respiratory diseasesBronchoalveolar lavage samplesDiphenyl diisocyanate aerosolsLabel-free quantitative proteomic strategyMDI conjugationWestern blot analysisHealth burdenLavage samplesRespiratory diseaseAerosol exposureMouse modelDisease pathogenesisRespiratory exposureCausative agentBlot analysisCytochrome P450Argininosuccinate synthaseQuantitative proteomic strategyCellular fractions
2015
Immunochemical detection of the occupational allergen, methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), in situ
Wisnewski AV, Liu J. Immunochemical detection of the occupational allergen, methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), in situ. Journal Of Immunological Methods 2015, 429: 60-65. PMID: 26690039, PMCID: PMC4753098, DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2015.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKeyhole limpet hemocyaninFreund's adjuvantDiisocyanate-induced asthmaComplete Freund's adjuvantIncomplete Freund's adjuvantLung tissue sectionsFormalin-fixed paraffinOccupational asthmaLower airwaysBooster injectionOccupational allergensAirway cellsAlveolar macrophagesLimpet hemocyaninAdjuvantHealth effectsTissue distributionTissue samplesTissue sectionsAsthmaDot blot analysisFurther studiesImmunochemical studiesBlot analysisEpithelial regionsGlutathione Reaction Products with a Chemical Allergen, Methylene-diphenyl Diisocyanate, Stimulate Alternative Macrophage Activation and Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation
Wisnewski AV, Liu J, Colangelo CM. Glutathione Reaction Products with a Chemical Allergen, Methylene-diphenyl Diisocyanate, Stimulate Alternative Macrophage Activation and Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation. Chemical Research In Toxicology 2015, 28: 729-737. PMID: 25635619, PMCID: PMC4667722, DOI: 10.1021/tx5005002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEosinophilic inflammatory responseAlternative macrophage activationInflammatory responseChemical allergensMacrophage activationAirway eosinophil numbersEosinophilic airway inflammationInnate immune responseGreater inflammatory responseAirway levelsMDI conjugationAirway inflammationOccupational asthmaIL-12MDI exposureAsthma pathogenesisEosinophil numbersNaïve miceAirway fluidRespiratory tractImmune responseMucus productionSkin exposureMDI conjugatesVivo evidence
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
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
Mouse Models of Diisocyanate Asthma
Redlich CA, Wisnewski AV, Gordon T. Mouse Models of Diisocyanate Asthma. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2002, 27: 385-390. PMID: 12356570, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.f249.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsA 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
1998
Functional and Molecular Characterization of Human Monoclonal Antibody Reactive with the Immunodominant Region of HIV Type 1 Glycoprotein 41
Cavacini L, Emes C, Wisnewski A, Power J, Lewis G, Montefiori D, Posner M. Functional and Molecular Characterization of Human Monoclonal Antibody Reactive with the Immunodominant Region of HIV Type 1 Glycoprotein 41. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 1998, 14: 1271-1280. PMID: 9764911, DOI: 10.1089/aid.1998.14.1271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalBlotting, WesternCloning, MolecularComplement System ProteinsGenes, ImmunoglobulinHIV Envelope Protein gp120HIV Envelope Protein gp41HIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansImmunodominant EpitopesImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Light ChainsMiceMolecular Sequence DataSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsHuman monoclonal antibodyHuman Monoclonal Antibody ReactiveHIV-1-infected individualsImmunodominant regionCD4-binding siteAntigen-driven responseComplement-dependent mannerHIV Type 1 Glycoprotein 41Presence of complementMonoclonal Antibodies ReactiveLaboratory isolatesSoluble CD4Nonprotective antibodiesPrecursor gp160Antibody reactiveAntigen specificityViral infectionGp41 regionExtensive somatic mutationCytometric analysisAntibody clonotypesMonoclonal antibodiesPepscan analysisUninfected cellsFunctional activity
1996
Function and expression of a human idiotypic network in Schistosomiasis japonica
WISNEWSKI A, OLDS G, JOHNSON J, RAMIREZ B, KRESINA T. Function and expression of a human idiotypic network in Schistosomiasis japonica. Parasite Immunology 1996, 18: 439-447. PMID: 9226679, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.1996.tb01027.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsAntibodies, Anti-IdiotypicAntibodies, HelminthAntibodies, HeterophileAntigens, HelminthChildFemaleGranulomaHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin IdiotypesIn Vitro TechniquesLymphocyte ActivationMiceOvumPregnancySchistosoma japonicumSchistosomiasis japonicaSolubilityT-LymphocytesConceptsS. japonicum soluble egg antigensAnti-idiotypic antibodiesSchistosomiasis japonicaHuman anti-idiotypic antibodySoluble egg antigenNon-related antigensAnti-idiotypic antiseraS. japonicum infectionHuman lymphocyte blastogenesisCross-reactive idiotypeDose-dependent mannerHepatosplenic diseaseAcute infectionSerum levelsBlastogenic responseLymphocyte blastogenesisEgg antigenImmunoregulatory networkGranuloma formationJaponicum infectionFormation assaysS. japonicumAntibodiesAntigenDependent manner
1995
Induction of protective immunity to schistosomiasis with immunologically cross-reactive Lumbricus molecules
Wisnewski AV, Kresina TF. Induction of protective immunity to schistosomiasis with immunologically cross-reactive Lumbricus molecules. International Journal For Parasitology 1995, 25: 503-510. PMID: 7543459, DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(94)00132-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccination of miceCandidate vaccine moleculesS. japonicum infectionS. japonicum paramyosinSchistosomiasis patients' seraMurine immune seraSchistosomiasis patientsProtective immunitySchistosome infectionPatient seraJaponicum infectionImmune serumUninfected individualsAntibody productionAntigen preparationsVaccine moleculesMultiple antigensRodent seraParasite moleculesMurine antibodyCross-reactive moleculesS. japonicumSerumAntigenSchistosoma japonicum
1994
Induction Of Hepatic Pathology In Scid-Hu Mice Engrafted With Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Of Patients With Schistosomiasis Japonica
Kresina T, Wisnewski A, Love-Homan L, Ramirez B, Neil G. Induction Of Hepatic Pathology In Scid-Hu Mice Engrafted With Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Of Patients With Schistosomiasis Japonica. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1994, 170: 733-736. PMID: 8077739, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/170.3.733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood lymphocytesSCID-hu miceHepatic pathologyBlood lymphocytesActivation of PBLSerum profileSoluble worm antigenic preparationTh1 phenotype cytokinesTh2 phenotype cytokinesInflammatory cell infiltrateSoluble egg antigenHuman immune responseSchistosomiasis japonica infectionHuman cytokine profilesCytokine profileCell infiltrateEgg antigenClinical examinationIL-4SCID miceImmune responseGamma interferonSpecific cytokinesSchistosomiasis japonicaAntigenic preparationsHuman monoclonal antibodies heterogeneously express a human cross-reactive idiotype associated with immune function in Schistosoma japonicum infection.
Wisnewski AV, Olds GR, Kresina TF. Human monoclonal antibodies heterogeneously express a human cross-reactive idiotype associated with immune function in Schistosoma japonicum infection. Human Antibodies 1994, 5: 178-82. PMID: 7756581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman monoclonal antibodyEpstein-Barr virusSchistosoma japonicum infectionCross-reactive idiotypeJaponicum infectionImmune functionMonoclonal antibodiesSoluble egg antigenS. japonicum infectionWestern blot profilesSchistosomiasis patientsBarr virusEgg antigenHuman idiotypeIdiotype expressionReactive idiotypeMultiple antigensSerological analysisS. japonicumIdiotypeInfectionAntigenHeterogeneous expressionLevel of suppressionPatients
1991
Screening of murine monoclonal antibodies against living schistosomula of Schistosoma mansoni by radioimmunoassay
Wiest P, Wisnewski A, Johnson J, Ramirez B, Kresina T, Olds G. Screening of murine monoclonal antibodies against living schistosomula of Schistosoma mansoni by radioimmunoassay. International Journal For Parasitology 1991, 21: 449-454. PMID: 1917285, DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(91)90102-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMurine monoclonal antibodiesSurface antigenSoluble adult worm antigenSchistosoma mansoniMonoclonal antibodiesS. mansoni paramyosinS. mansoni infectionSoluble egg antigenAdult worm antigenEnzyme-linked immunosorbentMansoni infectionEgg antigenLung stageWorm antigenS. mansoniSecrete antibodiesAntigenSchistosomulaAdult wormsAntibodiesRadioimmunoassayMansoniImmunoblot analysisOld parasitesMurine hybridomas