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
2017
Irradiation of Red Blood Cells and Alloimmunization
Tormey CA, Hendrickson JE. Irradiation of Red Blood Cells and Alloimmunization. Lab Medicine 2017, 48: 172-177. PMID: 28340248, DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmx018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlloimmunization rateRBC alloimmunization rateTime of transfusionRBC unit transfusionPostoperative bleedingRed blood cell damageRed blood cellsRBC transfusionCommon diagnosisImmunosuppressive disordersTransfusion recipientsBlood cell damageAnimal modelsStudy subjectsTransfusionControl groupRBC antigensAntibody screeningRBC unitsPatientsBlood cellsCell damageRBCsOxidative damageDiagnosis
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 rate
2015
Riboflavin‐ultraviolet light pathogen reduction treatment does not impact the immunogenicity of murine red blood cells
Tormey CA, Santhanakrishnan M, Smith NH, Liu J, Marschner S, Goodrich RP, Hendrickson JE. Riboflavin‐ultraviolet light pathogen reduction treatment does not impact the immunogenicity of murine red blood cells. Transfusion 2015, 56: 863-872. PMID: 26643781, DOI: 10.1111/trf.13432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite blood cellsFresh whole bloodPathogen reduction treatmentAlloimmune responseWhole bloodRBC antigensSyngeneic RBCsNegative direct antiglobulin testBlood cellsRBC antigen expressionRecipient alloimmune responsesDirect antiglobulin testMurine red blood cellsPathogen inactivation treatmentPosttransfusion RBC recoveryKEL RBCsRBC alloimmunizationImmunogenic neoantigensRed blood cellsAntiglobulin testBlood donorsImmune responseAntigen expressionHours posttransfusionHuman antigens