| Literature DB >> 16214090 |
Federico Perosa1, Elvira Favoino, Maria Antonietta Caragnano, Marcella Prete, Franco Dammacco.
Abstract
This article reviews the role of CD20 antigen in B cell function and the effectiveness and limits of passive immunotherapy with anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (Rituximab) in the treatment of autoimmune (or immune-mediated) diseases. Active immunotherapy is a more feasible way to control these chronic diseases. A peptide that mimics the CD20 epitope recognized by Rituximab is employed to stimulate the host immune response against CD20.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16214090 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2005.04.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Autoimmun Rev ISSN: 1568-9972 Impact factor: 9.754