Immunologic changes after transfusion of autologous or allogeneic buffy coat‐poor versus white cell‐reduced blood to patients undergoing arthroplasty. I. Proliferative T‐cell responses and the balance of helper and suppressor T cells

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Donor white cells (WBCs) contained in red cell (RBC) transfusions are thought to provoke down‐regulation of T‐cell‐mediated immunity. This study investigated this topic in otherwise healt...