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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2026

Defining the Role of Dendritic Cells in Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization.

Matthew R Thakur, Emily M Flowers, Stephanie C Eisenbarth, Adam Williams

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Matthew R ThakurThe Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Emily M FlowersThe Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Stephanie C EisenbarthThe Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Adam WilliamsThe Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. adam.williams@northwestern.edu.

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Abstract

Storage of red blood cells (RBCs) increases the incidence of alloimmunization following transfusion. Mouse transfusion models have revealed the central role that splenic dendritic cells (DCs) play in storage-dependent RBC alloimmunization. The use of flow cytometry, immunofluorescence imaging, and T-cell proliferation assays combined with various genetically modified mouse strains has provided a detailed understanding of the processes by which DCs instruct the generation of alloantibodies. We and others have established a sequence of events in which transfused stored RBCs are taken up by splenic DCs, resulting in their activation and subsequent migration into T-cell zones. Once there, DCs drive MHCII-dependent T-cell activation and eventually alloantibody production. Herein, we described various methods that allow for the investigation of DC function in the context of alloimmunization.

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Dendritic CellsErythrocytesErythrocyte TransfusionIsoantibodiesAnimalsCell MovementFlow CytometryLymphocyte ActivationMiceSpleenT-LymphocytesIsoantibodiesAdaptive ImmunityAlloimmunizationDC MigrationDendritic CellsInnate ActivationT Cell PrimingTransfusion

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