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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 13.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Hematol. 2020 Nov;27(6):406–414. doi: 10.1097/MOH.0000000000000610

Figure 3: Complement can accelerate target RBC alloantigen loss following alloantibody engagement.

Figure 3:

The development of antibody during a primary immune response to RBC alloantigens can result in alloantibody engagement and subsequent complement fixation. Complement deposition appears to facilitate the selective removal of the target alloantigen, which may reduce alloantigen availability, thereby attenuating the ongoing immune response.