Rituximab in the treatment of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease: Comment on the article by Yoo

被引：3

作者：

Daoussis, Dimitrios ^{[1
]}

Andonopoulos, Andrew P. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Patras, Sch Med, Patras Univ Hosp, Div Rheumatol,Dept Internal Med, Patras 26504, Greece

来源：

RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL | 2011年 / 31卷 / 06期

关键词：

Systemic sclerosis; Scleroderma; Rituximab; Interstitial lung disease; B cells; Fibrosis; Skin thickening; Rheumatic diseases;

D O I：

10.1007/s00296-010-1485-3

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Several lines of evidence from basic research indicate that B cells may contribute to the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis. Clinical studies as well have provided preliminary data pointing to the direction that B-cell depletion with rituximab might be a therapeutic option for patients with this debilitating disease.

引用

页码：841 / 842

页数：2

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