Antigen modulation as a potential mechanism of anti-KEL immunoprophylaxis in mice
Liu J, Santhanakrishnan M, Natarajan P, Gibb DR, Eisenbarth SC, Tormey CA, Siddon AJ, Stowell SR, Branch DR, Hendrickson JE. Antigen modulation as a potential mechanism of anti-KEL immunoprophylaxis in mice. Blood 2016, 128: 3159-3168. PMID: 27688803, PMCID: PMC5201095, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-06-724732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanism of actionKO miceRed blood cell alloimmunizationGlycoprotein antigenMurine RBCsHuman KEL glycoproteinRh immune globulinSingle knockout miceWild-type recipientsImmunoprophylaxis programKO recipientsPrevent alloimmunizationImmune globulinSerious complicationsAntigen modulationMurine modelImmunoprophylaxisFcγ receptorsKEL antigenAlloimmunizationFlow cytometryRapid clearanceWestern blotMiceAntigenBridging channel dendritic cells induce immunity to transfused red blood cells
Calabro S, Gallman A, Gowthaman U, Liu D, Chen P, Liu J, Krishnaswamy JK, Nascimento MS, Xu L, Patel SR, Williams A, Tormey CA, Hod EA, Spitalnik SL, Zimring JC, Hendrickson JE, Stowell SR, Eisenbarth SC. Bridging channel dendritic cells induce immunity to transfused red blood cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2016, 213: 887-896. PMID: 27185856, PMCID: PMC4886363, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20151720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplenic dendritic cellsDendritic cellsRBC transfusionT cellsImmune responseRed blood cell transfusionBlood cell transfusionT cell primingConventional dendritic cellsDetrimental immune responsesB cell responsesNaive T cellsT cell helpMurine transfusion modelRBC transfusion supportTime of transfusionRBC alloantigensCell transfusionDC subsetsAllogeneic RBCsRed blood cellsRenal failureTransfusion supportMajor complicationsCell priming