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A single dose of rituximab does not deplete B cells in secondary lymphoid organs but alters phenotype and function.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 1 Jun 2013
Kamburova E G, Koenen H J P M, Borgman K J E, ten Berge I J, Joosten I, Hilbrands L B
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A single dose of the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab induces a nearly complete B cell depletion in peripheral blood, but not in secondary lymphoid organs. Modulation of this remaining B cell population due to rituximab treatment may contribute to the therapeutic effects of rituximab. To assess the in vivo effects of rituximab we used lymph nodes (LNs) collected during renal transplant surgery in patients...
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