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Nguyen XD, Schulze TJ, Bugert P, Lauber-Härtl S, Schulz-Linkholt M, González-Schulze K, Reil A, Dengler T, Panzer S, Seifried E. Granulocyte antibodies in male blood donors: can they trigger transfusion-related acute lung injury? Transfusion 2018; 58:1894-1901. [PMID: 29707799 DOI: 10.1111/trf.14630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND White blood cell-associated antibodies can lead to transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). Female donors with a history of pregnancies have been identified as a main cause for these antibodies. Male or female donors without a history of pregnancy are considered as safe donors. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Following the identification of two TRALI cases associated with blood products from male donors, we investigated the frequency of granulocyte-specific and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies in the entire blood donor population using a high throughput automated flow-cytometry-based granulocyte immunofluorescence test (Flow-GIFT). We investigated sera from 14,343 whole blood donors (female, n = 6974, 48.7%; male, n = 7369, 51.3%) using automated Flow-GIFT. Of the female blood donors, 60.4% had a history of pregnancy. Positive sera were retested by the standard granulocyte immunofluorescence test and granulocyte agglutination test. For the detection of HLA Class I and II immunoglobulin G antibodies, we used a commercial screening enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS We detected in 924 (21.9%) of the 4212 females with a history of pregnancy antibodies against granulocyte antigens (n = 62, 1.5%), HLA Class I and/or II antigens (n = 864, 20.5%). Notably, in 3.5% (n = 96) of 2762 females without a history of pregnancy and in 2.1% (n = 154) of 7369 males antibodies against granulocyte antigens (n = 13, 0.47% and n = 45, 0.6%), HLA Class I and/or II (n = 83, 3% and n = 109, 1.4%, respectively), were also detected. CONCLUSION Human neutrophil antigen antibodies are rare in male and females without a history of pregnancy compared to females with a history of pregnancy, but their relevance is not negligible.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xuan-Duc Nguyen
- Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, Mannheim, Germany.,German Red Cross Blood Service NSTOB, Institute Springe, Springe, Germany
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- Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, Baden-Baden, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, Baden-Baden, Germany
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- Department of Blood Group Serology and Transfusion Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - Erhard Seifried
- Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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