2022
Alloimmunization following antigen‐negative red blood cell transfusion
Jacobs J, Binns T, Abels E, Iyer K, Villalba C, Verma A, Sostin N, Tormey C. Alloimmunization following antigen‐negative red blood cell transfusion. Transfusion 2022, 63: 430-434. PMID: 36458330, DOI: 10.1111/trf.17208.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsBlood Group AntigensBlood TransfusionErythrocyte TransfusionErythrocytesFemaleHumansIsoantibodiesPregnancyConceptsTransfusion of RBCsRed blood cell transfusionRed blood cell alloimmunizationPrevious antigen exposureBlood cell transfusionAlloantibody specificitiesCell transfusionRBC transfusionAntigen exposureRBC alloantibodiesAntigenic stimulusDetectable titersAntigenic stimulationMyeloid neoplasmsTransfusionAlloantibodiesAlloimmunizationParticular antigenPrior exposureStimulatory eventsExact mechanismCorresponding antibodiesRBCsExposurePregnancyProcuring rare (珍しい)* Japanese red blood cell units for a bleeding patient with anti-K11 requiring a life-saving procedure
Rodriguez J, Tormey C. Procuring rare (珍しい)* Japanese red blood cell units for a bleeding patient with anti-K11 requiring a life-saving procedure. Immunohematology 2022, 38: 96-99. PMID: 36190197, DOI: 10.21307/immunohematology-2022-049.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsAmerican Rare Donor ProgramRed blood cell unitsAntigen-positive unitsLife-saving procedurePotential clinical significanceMultiple comorbiditiesKnee amputationExtremity amputationCritical anemiaCase reportAdverse reactionsClinical significanceCell unitsPatient plasmaTransfusion communityGroup OClinical necessityDonor ProgramRBC unitsPatientsAmputationCompatible unitsAnemiaChallenging caseRare event
2020
COVID-19 and the Coombs test
Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. COVID-19 and the Coombs test. Blood 2020, 136: 655-656. PMID: 32761221, PMCID: PMC7414592, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020007483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe evanescence and persistence of RBC alloantibodies in blood donors
Hauser RG, Esserman D, Karafin MS, Tan S, Balbuena‐Merle R, Spencer BR, Roubinian NH, Wu Y, Triulzi DJ, Kleinman S, Gottschall JL, Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA, ). The evanescence and persistence of RBC alloantibodies in blood donors. Transfusion 2020, 60: 831-839. PMID: 32061102, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntibody SpecificityBlood DonorsErythrocytesFemaleHumansIsoantibodiesKineticsMaleMiddle AgedConceptsBlood donorsAntibody persistenceAntibody screenDonor Evaluation Study-IIIHistory of transfusionUS blood centersFit inclusion criteriaPresence of alloantibodiesRecipient EpidemiologyRBC alloantibodiesBlood productsInclusion criteriaSignificant antibodiesBiologic factorsHealthy populationAntibody detectionAntibody identificationAlloantibodiesBlood centersMultiple antibodiesFirst donationAntibody specificityStudy IIIAntibodiesCenter policies
2019
Red blood cell alloimmunization is associated with lower expression of FcγR1 on monocyte subsets in patients with sickle cell disease
Balbuena‐Merle R, Curtis SA, Devine L, Gibb DR, Karafin MS, Luckey CJ, Tormey CA, Siddon AJ, Roberts JD, Hendrickson JE. Red blood cell alloimmunization is associated with lower expression of FcγR1 on monocyte subsets in patients with sickle cell disease. Transfusion 2019, 59: 3219-3227. PMID: 31355970, PMCID: PMC7075520, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseMonocyte subsetsTotal monocytesCell diseaseComplications of SCDRed blood cell alloimmunizationRed blood cell alloantibodiesElectronic medical recordsTransfusion exposureSerum cytokinesIntermediate monocytesRBC alloantibodiesInflammatory milieuCD64 expressionClassical monocytesPeripheral bloodInflammatory functionsMedical recordsAntibody formationClinical significancePatientsMonocytesFlow cytometryLow expressionRespondersMicrobial pathogen primary sequence inversely correlates with blood group antigen immunogenicity
Baine I, Bahar B, Hendrickson JE, Hudson KE, Tormey CA. Microbial pathogen primary sequence inversely correlates with blood group antigen immunogenicity. Transfusion 2019, 59: 1651-1656. PMID: 30811034, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransfusion-related red blood cell alloantibodies: induction and consequences
Tormey CA, Hendrickson JE. Transfusion-related red blood cell alloantibodies: induction and consequences. Blood 2019, 133: 1821-1830. PMID: 30808636, PMCID: PMC6484385, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-08-833962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfusion recipientsBlood donorsPreventative strategiesBlood product exposureCompatible RBC unitsRBC alloantibody formationHemolytic transfusion reactionsDevelopment of alloantibodiesAdaptive immune factorsJudicious transfusionRBC alloimmunizationImmunomodulatory therapyAlloantibody formationBlood transfusionRBC alloantibodiesRecipient variablesFuture pregnanciesImmune factorsTransfusion reactionsBlood productsHemolytic diseaseFuture transfusionsHuman studiesTransfusionAlloantibodies
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 constituentsAlloimmunizationPrevalence and risk factors for RBC alloantibodies in blood donors in the Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study‐III (REDS‐III)
Karafin MS, Tan S, Tormey CA, Spencer BR, Hauser RG, Norris PJ, Roubinian NH, Wu Y, Triulzi DJ, Kleinman S, Gottschall JL, Hendrickson JE. Prevalence and risk factors for RBC alloantibodies in blood donors in the Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study‐III (REDS‐III). Transfusion 2018, 59: 217-225. PMID: 30427537, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive antibody screenDonor Evaluation Study-IIIAntibody screenRisk factorsRecipient EpidemiologyTransfusion historyBlood centersRBC alloantibodiesBlood donorsRed blood cell alloimmunizationCommon antibody specificitiesPrior transfusion historyRBC alloantibody formationSignificant RBC alloantibodiesHistory of transfusionAdjusted odds ratioMultivariable logistic regressionUS blood centersStudy IIIUS blood donorsPotent immune stimulusFuture medical careHealthy US blood donorsPrior transfusionsPrior pregnancyTransfused 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 donorsRhesus pieces: genotype matching of RBCs
Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. Rhesus pieces: genotype matching of RBCs. Blood 2018, 132: 1091-1093. PMID: 30213839, PMCID: PMC6137558, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-07-865634.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 studiesResponseTransfusionImmunityA novel network analysis tool to identify relationships between disease states and risks for red blood cell alloimmunization
Celli R, Schulz W, Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. A novel network analysis tool to identify relationships between disease states and risks for red blood cell alloimmunization. Vox Sanguinis 2017, 112: 469-472. PMID: 28337751, DOI: 10.1111/vox.12515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAllograftsErythrocyte TransfusionErythrocytesHumansIsoantibodiesMaleRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsIrradiation 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
Understanding red blood cell alloimmunization triggers
Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. Understanding red blood cell alloimmunization triggers. Hematology 2016, 2016: 446-451. PMID: 27913514, PMCID: PMC6142457, DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2016.1.446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRBC alloimmunizationRed blood cellsRisk factorsBlood cellsWhite blood cellsBlood group antigensPregnancy outcomesAlloantibody formationRBC alloantibodiesRBC transfusionRecipient factorsTransfusion safetyAlloimmunizationAnimal modelsHuman studiesPrevention strategiesDonor plasmaDanger signalsParticular antigenGroup antigensAntigenTransfusionPregnancyNonrespondersCellsRed 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 blotMiceAntigenThe Nlrp3 Inflammasome Does Not Regulate Alloimmunization to Transfused Red Blood Cells in Mice
Gibb DR, Calabro S, Liu D, Tormey CA, Spitalnik SL, Zimring JC, Hendrickson JE, Hod EA, Eisenbarth SC. The Nlrp3 Inflammasome Does Not Regulate Alloimmunization to Transfused Red Blood Cells in Mice. EBioMedicine 2016, 9: 77-86. PMID: 27345021, PMCID: PMC4972549, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRBC transfusionNLRP3 inflammasomeRed blood cell transfusionInnate immune cell activationPro-inflammatory pathogensMolecular patternsBlood cell transfusionProduction of alloantibodiesTransfusion-associated mortalityImmune cell activationInnate immune stimuliBlood group antigensBone marrow failureAlloantibody productionRBC alloimmunizationAlloantibody responsesCell transfusionAlloimmune responseRed blood cellsABO matchingImmunological factorsInflammatory conditionsLeading causeImmune stimuliEndogenous DAMPRed Blood Cell Antibodies in Hematology/Oncology Patients Interpretation of Immunohematologic Tests and Clinical Significance of Detected Antibodies
Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. Red Blood Cell Antibodies in Hematology/Oncology Patients Interpretation of Immunohematologic Tests and Clinical Significance of Detected Antibodies. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2016, 30: 635-651. PMID: 27113001, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2016.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cell transfusionRed blood cell antibodiesRBC alloimmunization rateBlood cell transfusionManagement of patientsDevelopment of alloantibodiesBlood group antigensAlloimmunization rateRBC alloimmunizationSuch alloantibodiesCell transfusionCell antibodiesClinical significanceHemolytic anemiaPatients' interpretationsDetected antibodiesTransfusionGroup antigensBlood bankCompatible unitsAntibodiesAlloantibodiesOncology disordersDeleterious consequencesAlloimmunizationClinically 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