2018
Transfused platelets enhance alloimmune responses to transfused KEL-expressing red blood cells in a murine model.
Madrid DJ, Santhanakrishnan M, Liu J, Gibb DR, Liu D, Natarajan P, Beitler D, Shi Z, Mo C, Tormey CA, Patel SR, Stowell SR, Hendrickson JE. Transfused platelets enhance alloimmune responses to transfused KEL-expressing red blood cells in a murine model. Blood Transfusion 2018, 17: 368-377. PMID: 30418129, PMCID: PMC6774925, DOI: 10.2450/2018.0178-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cell transfusionBlood cell transfusionTransfusion of plateletsAlloimmune responseRed blood cellsCell transfusionWild-type recipientsBlood cellsImmune responseMurine modelRed blood cell alloimmunisationCD40/CD40L interactionHuman KEL glycoproteinWild-type C57BL/6Humoral immune responseAdaptive immune responsesDevelopment of alloantibodiesPlatelet-rich plasmaEndogenous plateletsCD40L interactionRecipient treatmentTransfusionDanger signalsCD40LTransgenic donors
2017
The impact of vaccination on RBC alloimmunization in a murine model
Natarajan P, Santhanakrishnan M, Tormey CA, Hendrickson JE. The impact of vaccination on RBC alloimmunization in a murine model. Vox Sanguinis 2017, 112: 598-600. PMID: 28597520, PMCID: PMC5575953, DOI: 10.1111/vox.12541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseMurine modelRBC alloantibody formationDamage-associated molecular patternsImpact of vaccinationRBC alloimmunizationAlloantibody formationHepB vaccineRBC transfusionAdaptive immunityAnimal modelsAlloimmunizationMolecular patternsVaccineVaccinationFuture studiesResponseTransfusionImmunity
2016
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 blotMiceAntigenClinically significant anti‐KEL RBC alloantibodies are transferred by breast milk in a murine model
Santhanakrishnan M, Tormey CA, Natarajan P, Liu J, Hendrickson JE. Clinically significant anti‐KEL RBC alloantibodies are transferred by breast milk in a murine model. Vox Sanguinis 2016, 111: 79-87. PMID: 26950259, PMCID: PMC4938760, DOI: 10.1111/vox.12387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast milkRBC alloantibodiesIgA antibodiesMurine modelHuman KEL glycoproteinSeries of pregnanciesBreast milk transferHuman breast milkWild-type pupsKEL RBCsNursing infantsClinical significanceAlloantibodiesNursing pupsMurine dataTransfusion experimentsMilk transferInfantsPupsTransfusionHuman dataSequelaePregnancyAnemiaPremature clearance