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The effect of anti-CD40 ligand antibody on B cells in human systemic lupus erythematosus.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 2002
Huang Weiqing, Sinha Jayashree, Newman Jeffrey, Reddy Bhoompally, Budhai Lalbachan, Furie Richard, Vaishnaw Akshay, Davidson Anne
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the immunologic effects of anti-CD40 ligand (anti-CD40L) therapy in 5 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis who participated in an open-label study of a humanized anti-CD40L monoclonal antibody. METHODS: Serum and peripheral blood mononuclear cells were obtained before, during, and after treatment, and the frequency of Ig and anti-DNA antibody-secreting B cells was analyzed...
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