2021
Potential Implications of a Type 1 Interferon Gene Signature on COVID-19 Severity and Chronic Inflammation in Sickle Cell Disease
Madany E, Okwan-Duodu D, Balbuena-Merle R, Hendrickson JE, Gibb DR. Potential Implications of a Type 1 Interferon Gene Signature on COVID-19 Severity and Chronic Inflammation in Sickle Cell Disease. Frontiers In Medicine 2021, 8: 679030. PMID: 34368185, PMCID: PMC8339405, DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.679030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseCOVID-19 severityIFNα/βType 1 interferonCell diseaseSARS-CoV-2 infectionType 1 interferon responseCorona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemicCohort of patientsMajority of patientsInterferon gene signatureIFNα/β productionRace-matched controlsDisease-19 pandemicCOVID-19Express elevated levelsMajority of evidenceSCD diseaseSevere sequelaeChronic inflammationFavorable outcomeVariable progressionClinical consequencesGeneral populationPatients
2018
Influenza Infection Induces RBC Alloimmunization By a Type 1 Interferon Dependent Mechanism
Gibb D, Liu D, Liu J, Santhanakrishnan M, Eisenbarth S, Hendrickson J. Influenza Infection Induces RBC Alloimmunization By a Type 1 Interferon Dependent Mechanism. Blood 2018, 132: 743. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-110884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIFNα/βInfluenza-infected miceRBC alloimmunizationWildtype miceInfluenza infectionTransfusion recipientsRed blood cell transfusionFollicular helper cell differentiationDependent mechanismCompatible blood productsFrequency of alloimmunizationVirus 3 daysBlood cell transfusionIFNα/β productionCertain autoimmune diseasesPro-inflammatory stimuliT cell proliferationInterferon-dependent mechanismRisk of alloimmunizationType 1 interferonLow baseline levelsHelper cell differentiationCell transfusionAlloimmune responseIgG responses1 Type I Interferon Is Necessary and Sufficient for Alloimmunization to Transfused KEL-Expressing RBCs in Mice
Gibb D, Liu J, Natarajan P, Santhanakrishnan M, Madrid D, Eisenbarth S, Zimring J, Iwasaki A, Hendrickson J. 1 Type I Interferon Is Necessary and Sufficient for Alloimmunization to Transfused KEL-Expressing RBCs in Mice. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2018, 149: s163-s163. DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqx149.370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIFNα/βAlloimmune responseType I interferonKEL RBCsRBC alloimmunizationWT miceIFNAR1 expressionInflammatory stimuliB cellsI interferonChimeric miceRBC antigensNew transgenic mouse modelCertain inflammatory disordersHuman KEL glycoproteinRed blood cell antigensIFNα/β productionToll-like receptorsInterferon regulatory factor 3Transgenic mouse modelBlood cell antigensRegulatory factor 3Non-hematopoietic cellsIgG alloantibodiesTransfusion protocol