2017
B cells require Type 1 interferon to produce alloantibodies to transfused KEL‐expressing red blood cells in mice
Gibb DR, Liu J, Santhanakrishnan M, Natarajan P, Madrid DJ, Patel S, Eisenbarth SC, Tormey CA, Stowell SR, Iwasaki A, Hendrickson JE. B cells require Type 1 interferon to produce alloantibodies to transfused KEL‐expressing red blood cells in mice. Transfusion 2017, 57: 2595-2608. PMID: 28836263, PMCID: PMC5745367, DOI: 10.1111/trf.14288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow chimeric miceHuman KEL glycoproteinType 1 interferonB cellsMean fluorescence intensityChimeric miceRed blood cell antigensBlood cell antigensGerminal center B cellsWT B cellsRBC alloimmunizationIgG alloantibodiesAlloimmune responseB cell differentiationRed blood cellsTransfusion protocolControl miceInflammatory stateWT miceAutoimmune pathologyIgG productionIFNAR1 expressionPlasma cellsAntiviral immunityInflammatory stimuli
2016
CD301b+ dendritic cells suppress T follicular helper cells and antibody responses to protein antigens
Kumamoto Y, Hirai T, Wong PW, Kaplan DH, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ dendritic cells suppress T follicular helper cells and antibody responses to protein antigens. ELife 2016, 5: e17979. PMID: 27657168, PMCID: PMC5033605, DOI: 10.7554/elife.17979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDendritic cellsAntibody responsePD-L1Protein antigensBlocking PD-1Follicular helper cellsPD-1 ligandsStrong antibody responseWild-type miceGerminal center B cellsTfh cellsPD-1Cell primingIgG responsesHelper cellsPD-L2Autoantibody generationSuccessful vaccineCD301bB cellsTransient depletionAntigenMiceAntibodiesNovel regulatory mechanism