Rapid clearance of transfused murine red blood cells is associated with recipient cytokine storm and enhanced alloimmunogenicity
Hendrickson JE, Hod EA, Cadwell CM, Eisenbarth SC, Spiegel DA, Tormey CA, Spitalnik SL, Zimring JC. Rapid clearance of transfused murine red blood cells is associated with recipient cytokine storm and enhanced alloimmunogenicity. Transfusion 2011, 51: 2445-2454. PMID: 21569043, PMCID: PMC3175302, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03162.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProinflammatory cytokine stormRed blood cellsHeat-treated red blood cellsFresh red blood cellsCytokine stormRBC clearanceAntigen expressionRapid clearanceBlood cellsAdverse transfusion outcomesFlow cytometric crossmatchChemoattractant protein-1Control red blood cellsDonor red blood cellsMurine red blood cellsStored red blood cellsTransgenic antigensCytometric crossmatchCytokine responsesRecipient miceInterleukin-6Transfusion outcomesHours posttransfusionHeat treatmentFourteen days