KEL RBC Transfusion Induces IgG Anti-KEL Antibodies Independent Of CD4 T Cells
Stowell S, Girard-Pierce K, Arthur C, Smith N, Zimring J, Hendrickson J. KEL RBC Transfusion Induces IgG Anti-KEL Antibodies Independent Of CD4 T Cells. Blood 2013, 122: 41. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v122.21.41.41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCD4 T cellsMHC class IIRBC alloantibody formationRBC transfusionT cellsKEL RBCsIsotype controlAlloantibody formationC57BL/6 recipientsRBC alloantibodiesRBC alloantigensClass IICD-4 T-cellsCD4 T-cell depletionRed blood cell transfusionCD4 T cell helpMHC class II antigensChronic transfusion therapyBlood cell transfusionT-cell depletionHemolytic transfusion reactionsIsotype control antibodyClass II antigensT cell helpMHC antigen presentation