Activation of natural killer cells by rituximab in granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Abstract Objective In the last few years, anti-CD20 antibody rituximab profoundly changed the therapeutic landscape of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Here, we investigated whether natural killer (NK) cells may play a role in rituximab’s mechanism of action in GPA. Methods B cell depletion,...
Main Authors: | Doris Urlaub, Shuyang Zhao, Norbert Blank, Raoul Bergner, Maren Claus, Theresa Tretter, Hanns-Martin Lorenz, Carsten Watzl, Wolfgang Merkt |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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Series: | Arthritis Research & Therapy |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-019-2054-0 |
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