Abatacept reduces levels of switched memory B cells, autoantibodies, and immunoglobulins in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 666-672

  Scarsi, Mirko ^a   Paolini, Lucia ^b   Ricotta, Doris ^b   Pedrini, Antonio ^a   Piantoni, Silvia ^a   Caimi, Luigi ^b   Tincani, Angela ^a   Airò, Paolo ^a  

^a Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ABatacept; B lymphocytes; Free light chains anticitrullinated protein antibodies; Rheumatoid factor

Indexed keywords

ABATACEPT; ANTICITRULLINATED PROTEIN AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIBODY CONJUGATE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIGHT CHAIN; MALE; MEMORY CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTOANTIBODIES; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCONJUGATES; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84897403943     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.130905     Document Type: Article

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