2022
Severe asthma and death in a worker using methylene diphenyl diisocyanate MDI asthma death
Wisnewski AV, Cooney R, Hodgson M, Giese K, Liu J, Redlich CA. Severe asthma and death in a worker using methylene diphenyl diisocyanate MDI asthma death. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2022, 65: 166-172. PMID: 35028957, PMCID: PMC8846433, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23323.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAsthma, OccupationalHumansImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GIsocyanatesOccupational ExposureConceptsCause of deathMedical recordsDiisocyanate asthmaSevere asthmaSerum IgEParaffin-embedded lung tissue sectionsWorkers' medical recordsSmooth muscle hypertrophyTotal serum IgEHallmark of asthmaSevere asthma attacksBasement membrane thickeningLung tissue sectionsPost-mortem findingsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayPotential chemical exposuresInflamed airwaysMucus pluggingOccupational asthmaPulmonary embolismTotal IgEAsthma deathsAsthma attacksLung pathologyAutopsy findings
2014
Inception cohort study of workers exposed to toluene diisocyanate at a polyurethane foam factory: Initial one‐year follow‐up
Gui W, Wisnewski AV, Neamtiu I, Gurzau E, Sparer JA, Stowe MH, Liu J, Slade MD, Rusu OA, Redlich CA. Inception cohort study of workers exposed to toluene diisocyanate at a polyurethane foam factory: Initial one‐year follow‐up. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2014, 57: 1207-1215. PMID: 25266741, PMCID: PMC4198484, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAir Pollutants, OccupationalAirway ObstructionAsthma, OccupationalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesForced Expiratory VolumeHumansImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GLost to Follow-UpMaleMiddle AgedOccupational ExposurePolyurethanesPrevalenceProspective StudiesTime FactorsToluene 2,4-DiisocyanateVital CapacityYoung AdultConceptsAsthma symptomsIsocyanate asthmaInception cohort studyHealth effectsCurrent asthma symptomsTDI levelsFirst yearFurther longitudinal evaluationAirflow obstructionCohort studyInception cohortOccupational asthmaTDI exposureRespiratory healthSkin exposureLongitudinal evaluationAsthmaOne-yearPersonal samplingSymptomsRiskExposureFindingsFEV1Spirometry
2013
Connecting glutathione with immune responses to occupational methylene diphenyl diisocyanate exposure
Wisnewski AV, Liu J, Redlich CA. Connecting glutathione with immune responses to occupational methylene diphenyl diisocyanate exposure. Chemico-Biological Interactions 2013, 205: 38-45. PMID: 23791970, PMCID: PMC3767171, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2013.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular 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
Antigenic changes in human albumin caused by reactivity with the occupational allergen diphenylmethane diisocyanate
Wisnewski AV, Liu J, Redlich CA. Antigenic changes in human albumin caused by reactivity with the occupational allergen diphenylmethane diisocyanate. Analytical Biochemistry 2010, 400: 251-258. PMID: 20123080, PMCID: PMC3106273, DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.01.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-performance liquid chromatographyDiphenylmethane diisocyanateConjugation sitesReaction productsCross-linking agentTandem mass spectrometryPolyurethane productionMass spectrometryMDI-exposed workersCause of asthmaHuman albuminSerum immunoglobulin GLiquid chromatographyReaction specificityDiisocyanateSecond lysineMDI conjugationAirway inflammationAnalytical methodSelf proteinsProteomic methodologiesEpitope specificityAntigenic changesClinical researchConjugates
2004
Isocyanate vapor-induced antigenicity of human albumin
Wisnewski AV, Stowe MH, Cartier A, Liu Q, Liu J, Chen L, Redlich CA. Isocyanate vapor-induced antigenicity of human albumin. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2004, 113: 1178-1184. PMID: 15208602, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHDI exposureHuman albuminAuto body shop workersHDI vaporHuman immune systemOccupational asthmaHumoral armSpecific IgEIgG titersHealthy workersImmune responseSerology studiesHuman airwaysImmune systemSignificant associationAntigenic formsShop workersAlbumin conjugatesAsthmaticsAsthmaIgEAntigenicityParallel studyAlbuminSignificant changes