2018
Marginal Zone B Cells Induce Alloantibody Formation Following RBC Transfusion
Patel SR, Gibb DR, Girard-Pierce K, Zhou X, Rodrigues LC, Arthur CM, Bennett AL, Jajosky RP, Fuller M, Maier CL, Zerra PE, Chonat S, Smith NH, Tormey CA, Hendrickson JE, Stowell SR. Marginal Zone B Cells Induce Alloantibody Formation Following RBC Transfusion. Frontiers In Immunology 2018, 9: 2516. PMID: 30505302, PMCID: PMC6250814, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMZ B cellsMarginal zone B cellsRBC transfusionB cellsKEL RBCsImmune factorsAntibody formationRBC antigensRed blood cell alloimmunizationKey immune factorsSpecific immune compartmentCD4 T cellsFollicular B cellsAlloantibody formationImmune compartmentAntibody responseT cellsTherapeutic modalitiesTransfusionImmunological challengeImmune pathwaysMarginal sinusSplenic compartmentsImmune constituentsAlloimmunization
2016
Red blood cell alloimmunization
Hendrickson JE, Eisenbarth SC, Tormey CA. Red blood cell alloimmunization. Current Opinion In Hematology 2016, 23: 543-549. PMID: 27454234, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlloimmune responseChronic red blood cell transfusionsRed blood cell transfusionRed blood cell alloimmunizationHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) expressionBlood cell transfusionT-cell markersRecent animal studiesResult of pregnancyRecipient inflammationSuch alloimmunizationCell transfusionDendritic cellsClinical studiesAntigen expressionImmune responseAlloimmunizationAnimal modelsAnimal studiesRBC antigensBlood groupHigher likelihoodTransfusionAdditional associationsHigh rateAntigen 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 blotMiceAntigen