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Biomonitoring Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) exposure based on serum levels of HDI-specific IgG.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Isocyanate chemicals essential for polyurethane production are widely used industrially, and are increasingly found in consumer products. Asthma and other adverse health effects of isocyanates are well-documented and exposure surveillance is crucial to disease prevention. Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)-specific serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) was evaluated as an exposure biomarker among workers at a US Air Force Air Logistics Center, which includes a large aircraft maintenance facility.

Methods

HDI-specific IgG (HDI-IgG) titers in serum samples (n = 74) were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based upon the biuret form of HDI conjugated to human albumin. Information on personal protective equipment (PPE), work location/tasks, smoking, asthma history, basic demographics, and HDI skin exposure was obtained through questionnaire.

Results

HDI-specific serum IgG levels were elevated in n = 17 (23%) of the workers studied. The prevalence and/or end-titer of the HDI-IgG was significantly (P < 0.05) associated with specific job titles, self-reported skin exposure, night-shift work, and respirator use, but not atopy, asthma, or other demographic information. The highest titers were localized to specific worksites (C-130 painting), while other worksites (generator painting) had no or few workers with detectable HDI-IgG.

Conclusions

HDI-specific immune responses (IgG) provide a practical biomarker to aid in exposure surveillance and ongoing industrial hygiene efforts. The strategy may supplement current air sampling approaches, which do not assess exposures via skin, or variability in PPE use or effectiveness. The approach may also be applicable to evaluating isocyanate exposures in other settings, and may extend to other chemical allergens.

SUBMITTER: Wisnewski AV

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3471419 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Biomonitoring Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) exposure based on serum levels of HDI-specific IgG.

Wisnewski Adam V AV Stowe Meredith H MH Nerlinger Abby A Opare-Addo Paul P Decamp David D Kleinsmith Christopher R CR Redlich Carrie A CA

The Annals of occupational hygiene 20120326 8

<h4>Objectives</h4>Isocyanate chemicals essential for polyurethane production are widely used industrially, and are increasingly found in consumer products. Asthma and other adverse health effects of isocyanates are well-documented and exposure surveillance is crucial to disease prevention. Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)-specific serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) was evaluated as an exposure biomarker among workers at a US Air Force Air Logistics Center, which includes a large aircraft maintenance ...[more]

PMID: 22449630

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Project description:BackgroundIsocyanates, a leading cause of occupational asthma, are known to induce adaptive immune responses; however, innate immune responses, which generally precede and regulate adaptive immunity, remain largely uncharacterized.ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to identify and characterize the cellular, molecular and systemic innate immune responses induced by hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI).MethodsHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were stimulated in vitro with HDI-albumin conjugates or control antigen, and changes in phenotype, gene and protein expression were characterized by flow cytometry, microarray, Western blot and ELISA. Cell uptake of isocyanate was visualized microscopically using HDI-albumin conjugates prepared with fluorescently labelled albumin. In vivo, human HDI exposure was performed via a specific inhalation challenge, and subsequent changes in PBMCs and serum proteins were measured by flow cytometry and ELISA. Genotypes were determined by PCR.ResultsHuman monocytes take up HDI-albumin conjugates and undergo marked changes in morphology and gene/protein expression in vitro. The most significant (P-values 0.007-0.05) changes in microarray gene expression were noted in lysosomal genes, especially peptidases and proton pumps involved in antigen processing. Chemokines that regulate monocyte/macrophage trafficking (MIF, MCP-1) and pattern-recognition receptors that bind chitin (chitinases) and oxidized low-density lipoprotein (CD68) were also increased following isocyanate-albumin exposure. In vivo, HDI-exposed subjects exhibited a drastic increase in the percentage of PBMCs with the same HDI-albumin responsive phenotype characterized in vitro (HLA-DR(+)/CD11c(+) with altered light scatter properties). An exposure-dependent decrease (46+/-11%; P<0.015) in serum concentrations of chitinase 3-like-1 was also observed in individuals who lack the major (type 1) human chitinase (due to genetic polymorphism), but not in individuals possessing at least one functional chitinase-1 allele.ConclusionsPreviously unrecognized innate immune responses to HDI and HDI-albumin conjugates could influence the clinical spectrum of exposure reactions.

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Biomonitoring Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) exposure based on serum levels of HDI-specific IgG.

Objectives

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Publications

Biomonitoring Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) exposure based on serum levels of HDI-specific IgG.

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