2021
Marginal zone B cells mediate a CD4 T-cell–dependent extrafollicular antibody response following RBC transfusion in mice
Zerra PE, Patel SR, Jajosky RP, Arthur CM, McCoy JW, Allen JWL, Chonat S, Fasano RM, Roback JD, Josephson CD, Hendrickson J, Stowell SR. Marginal zone B cells mediate a CD4 T-cell–dependent extrafollicular antibody response following RBC transfusion in mice. Blood 2021, 138: 706-721. PMID: 33876205, PMCID: PMC8394907, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020009376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarginal zone B cellsRBC transfusionMZ B cellsB cellsHOD RBCsAlloantibody formationAntibody responseAntibody formationAntigen-specific germinal center B cellsB cell-deficient recipientsCD4 T-cell depletionRed blood cell transfusionCD4 T cell activationRBC alloantibody formationBlood cell transfusionT-cell depletionCD4 T cellsProbability of complicationsExtrafollicular antibody responsesGerminal center B cellsFollicular B cellsT cell activationRBC alloimmunizationCell transfusionSubsequent transfusions
2012
Marginal Zone B Cells Mediate Alloantibody Formation to a Clinically Significant Human RBC Antigen in a Murine Model
Girard-Pierce K, Stowell S, Smith N, Henry K, Zimring J, Hendrickson J. Marginal Zone B Cells Mediate Alloantibody Formation to a Clinically Significant Human RBC Antigen in a Murine Model. Blood 2012, 120: 843. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v120.21.843.843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMZ B cellsHemolytic transfusion reactionsTransfusion of RBCsC57BL/6 recipient miceRecipient miceAlloimmune responseB cellsRBC antigensRBC alloimmunizationAlloantibody responsesPost transfusionMouse modelRBC clearanceFlow cytometryNovel transgenic mouse modelBlood borne antigensConsequences of alloimmunizationControl recipient miceDays post transfusionHuman KEL glycoproteinRBC-specific expressionB-cell depletionRed blood cell antigensAntibody-mediated immunityMarginal zone B cells