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
2006
The Use of Bone Marrow-Chimeric Mice in Elucidating Immune Mechanisms
Iwasaki A. The Use of Bone Marrow-Chimeric Mice in Elucidating Immune Mechanisms. Methods In Molecular Medicine 2006, 127: 281-292. PMID: 16988461, DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-168-1:281.Peer-Reviewed Original Research