Rituximab prevents and reverses cardiac remodeling by depressing B cell function in mice
B lymphocytes have been shown to contribute to autoimmune diseases via producing antibodies and proinflammatory cytokines. Depletion of B cells by blocking CD20 can inhibit these diseases. Here we examined whether an antibody against CD20, rituximab (RTX) (Rituxan@), used clinically in oncology coul...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332219301635 |