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 rateBridging channel dendritic cells induce immunity to transfused red blood cells
Calabro S, Gallman A, Gowthaman U, Liu D, Chen P, Liu J, Krishnaswamy JK, Nascimento MS, Xu L, Patel SR, Williams A, Tormey CA, Hod EA, Spitalnik SL, Zimring JC, Hendrickson JE, Stowell SR, Eisenbarth SC. Bridging channel dendritic cells induce immunity to transfused red blood cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2016, 213: 887-896. PMID: 27185856, PMCID: PMC4886363, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20151720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplenic dendritic cellsDendritic cellsRBC transfusionT cellsImmune responseRed blood cell transfusionBlood cell transfusionT cell primingConventional dendritic cellsDetrimental immune responsesB cell responsesNaive T cellsT cell helpMurine transfusion modelRBC transfusion supportTime of transfusionRBC alloantigensCell transfusionDC subsetsAllogeneic RBCsRed blood cellsRenal failureTransfusion supportMajor complicationsCell priming