2012
Biomonitoring Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDI) Exposure Based on Serum Levels of HDI-Specific IgG
Wisnewski AV, Stowe MH, Nerlinger A, Opare-addo P, Decamp D, Kleinsmith CR, Redlich CA. Biomonitoring Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDI) Exposure Based on Serum Levels of HDI-Specific IgG. Annals Of Work Exposures And Health 2012, 56: 901-910. PMID: 22449630, PMCID: PMC3471419, DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mes024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonal protective equipmentSkin exposureExposure surveillanceSpecific serum immunoglobulin GHexamethylene diisocyanate exposureSerum IgG levelsSerum immunoglobulin GNight shift workEnzyme-linked immunosorbentAdverse health effectsAsthma historyDiisocyanate exposureIgG levelsSerum levelsIgG titersChemical allergensPPE useImmune responseRespirator useIsocyanate exposureExposure biomarkersPractical biomarkersBasic demographicsHigh titersHygiene efforts
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