2020
Fc Gamma Receptors and Complement Component 3 Facilitate Anti-fVIII Antibody Formation
Zerra PE, Arthur CM, Chonat S, Maier CL, Mener A, Shin S, Allen JWL, Baldwin WH, Cox C, Verkerke H, Jajosky RP, Tormey CA, Meeks SL, Stowell SR. Fc Gamma Receptors and Complement Component 3 Facilitate Anti-fVIII Antibody Formation. Frontiers In Immunology 2020, 11: 905. PMID: 32582142, PMCID: PMC7295897, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-FVIII antibody formationAnti-FVIII antibodiesKnockout recipientsAntibody formationWT recipientsFc gamma receptorsAnti-FVIII antibody developmentGamma receptorsRole of FcγRsFVIII exposureAntibody levelsWT miceTherapeutic optionsAntibody responseC3 knockoutTarget antigenHemophilia AImmune systemFcγRAntibody developmentInfusionRecipientsAntibodiesPotential mechanismsPatients
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 expressionResponders
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