2023
Class switching is differentially regulated in RBC alloimmunization and vaccination
Prakash A, Medved J, Arneja A, Niebuhr C, Li A, Tarrah S, Boscia A, Burnett E, Singh A, Salazar J, Xu W, Santhanakrishnan M, Hendrickson J, Luckey C. Class switching is differentially regulated in RBC alloimmunization and vaccination. Transfusion 2023, 63: 826-838. PMID: 36907655, PMCID: PMC10851675, DOI: 10.1111/trf.17301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTAT6 KO miceSTAT6-deficient miceHOD RBCsRole of STAT6IgG subtypesRBC alloimmunizationKO miceDeficient miceTotal IgG responseIgG subclass distributionRBC transfusionIgG responsesWT miceAntibody responseIgG3 subclassSubclass distributionIgG subclassesMouse modelHuman patientsVaccinationMiceStudy designAltered levelsSubtypesClass switching
2005
Host Inflammation Increases Alloimmunization to Transfused Red Blood Cells.
Hendrickson J, Chadwick T, Roback J, Hillyer C, Zimring J. Host Inflammation Increases Alloimmunization to Transfused Red Blood Cells. Blood 2005, 106: 1887. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v106.11.1887.1887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransfusion recipientsIgG subtypesHen egg lysozymeRecipient miceHost inflammationViral infectionCo-existing infectionsDifferent IgG subtypesHemolytic transfusion reactionsActivation of macrophagesInnate immune systemUnits of RBCsBlood group antigensHumoral immunizationMimic inflammationRecipient inflammationAlloantibody responsesRed blood cellsSerious sequelaeIgG responsesAntibody titersHumoral immunityHumoral responseIgG synthesisImmunomodulatory agents