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Background: Minimal change disease and primary FSGS are podocytopathies but are also immune-mediated diseases. Rituximab acts via multiple mechanisms by tilting the balance between autoreactive B & T cells in favor of regulatory B & T cells.
Ahsan Aslam, Abbal Koirala
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Rituximab versus Mycophenolate Mofetil in Patients with Pemphigus Vulgaris.
BACKGROUND Rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil are used to treat pemphigus vulgaris, but they have not been adequately compared in clinical trials.
V. Werth +9 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Cognitive impairment, fatigue, and depression are common in multiple sclerosis (MS), potentially due to disruption of regional functional connectivity caused by white matter (WM) lesions. We explored whether WM lesions functionally connected to specific brain regions contribute to these MS‐related manifestations.
Alessandro Franceschini +7 more
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Background Rituximab is associated with high infection rates, but studies of infections following rituximab in youth with childhood-onset SLE (cSLE) are limited.
Esi M Morgan +4 more
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Objective: This paper prospectively evaluates the long-term followup [mean +- standard deviation (SD) duration: 89.7+-19.4 months] data of 15 patients (13 females and 2 males) with refractory symptomatic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) treated with ...
Fehmi Hindilerden +4 more
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ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the utility of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers—matrix metalloproteinase‐9 (MMP‐9), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases‐1 (TIMP‐1), the MMP‐9/TIMP‐1 ratio, and osteopontin (OPN)—as indicators of blood–brain barrier (BBB) integrity and disease activity in people with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (pwMS ...
Ivan Pavlovic +6 more
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Nationwide Survey of Atopic Myelitis and Plexin D1‐Immunoglobulin G‐Related Pain
ABSTRACT Objective To elucidate the features of plexin D1‐immunoglobulin (Ig)G‐associated neuropathic pain and its relationship to atopic myelitis (AM) in a nationwide Japanese survey. Methods A preliminary survey questionnaire was sent to 1574 selected departments (neurology and pediatrics/pediatric neurology) to explore the numbers of AM and plexin ...
Jun‐ichi Kira +10 more
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Insights Into the Antigenic Repertoire of Unclassified Synaptic Antibodies
ABSTRACT Objective We sought to characterize the sixth most common finding in our neuroimmunological laboratory practice (tissue assay‐observed unclassified neural antibodies [UNAs]), combining protein microarray and phage immunoprecipitation sequencing (PhIP‐Seq). Methods Patient specimens (258; 133 serums; 125 CSF) meeting UNA criteria were profiled;
Michael Gilligan +22 more
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Sensitized patients received desensitization therapy with rituximab for kidney transplantation. However, the impact of rituximab dose on hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation is unknown.
Juhan Lee +8 more
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Increasing Operational Capacity and Reducing Costs of Rituximab Administration: A Costing Analysis
Objective Originator intravenous rituximab is an important rheumatology treatment but is costly, and administration requires several hours. Because biosimilar rituximab may cost less and subcutaneous rituximab requires a shorter visit, both may reduce ...
Zachary S. Wallace +5 more
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