Depletion of B‐Cells With Rituximab Improves Endothelial Function and Reduces Inflammation Among Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis

BACKGROUND: Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, partly due to systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. B‐cells play an important pathogenic role in the inflammatory process that drives RA disease activity. Rituximab, a chimeric murin...

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Autores principales: Hsue, Priscilla Y., Scherzer, Rebecca, Grunfeld, Carl, Imboden, John, Wu, Yuaner, del Puerto, Gus, Nitta, Elaine, Shigenaga, Judy, Schnell Heringer, Amanda, Ganz, Peter, Graf, Jonathan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4323827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25336464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.114.001267

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4323827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25336464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.114.001267

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