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ArticleBlood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue2013

Human neutrophil antigen-3a antibodies induce neutrophil aggregation in a plasma-free medium.

Nicole Schubert, Tom Berthold, Stefan Muschter, Jan Wesche, Birgitt Fürll, Angelika Reil, Jürgen Bux, Tamam Bakchoul, Andreas Greinacher

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Article in Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury: from Mechanistic Insights to Therapeutic Strategies.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicole SchubertInstitute for Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Tom BertholdInstitute for Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Stefan MuschterInstitute for Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Jan WescheZIK HIKE, Innovation Center - Humoral Immune Responses in Cardiovascular Disorders, Cell Response Group, Greifswald, Germany.
Birgitt FürllInstitute for Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Angelika ReilRed Cross Blood Donation Service West, Hagen, Germany.
Jürgen BuxRed Cross Blood Donation Service West, Hagen, Germany.
Tamam BakchoulInstitute for Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Andreas GreinacherInstitute for Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Universität Greifswald · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAntibodies against the human neutrophil alloantigen-3a (HNA-3a) are involved in severe cases of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), but the susceptibility of patients towards HNA-3a antibody differs largely. HNA-3a antibodies induce granulocyte aggregation. However, it is unresolved whether plasma proteins are required for granulocyte aggregation. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe investigated whether HNA-3a-antibody-induced aggregation of polymorphonuclear cells is dependent on plasma factors by using and modifying the granulocyte agglutination test (GAT).

resultsPolymorphonuclear cells homozygous for HNA-3a did not aggregate when incubated with HNA-3a antibodies in a plasma-protein-free GAT setup. When the GAT was performed using polymorphonuclear cells re-suspended in phosphate-buffered saline containing proteins, HNA-3-mediated aggregation was observed. Moreover, using Tween® 20 for blocking the plates, reconstituted the granulocyte aggregation in a protein-free medium. This indicates that granulocyte aggregation probably occurs by direct granulocyte-granulocyte interaction(s) or is mediated by substances released by neutrophils after activation. DISCUSSION: Granulocyte aggregation induced by HNA-3a antibodies does not require human plasma proteins. Interindividual variability in the response to HNA-3a antibodies does not depend on differences in patient's plasma proteins.

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AutoantibodiesAcute Lung InjuryAgglutinationCulture Media, Serum-FreeFemaleHumansIsoantigensMaleNeutrophilsTransfusion ReactionAutoantibodiesCulture Media, Serum-FreeHNA-3a antigen, humanIsoantigens

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PMID23867190
PMCPMC3827398
OpenAlexW1551308562

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