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
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 cells
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
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